Mark Burnett Quotes - Page 2

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• You have to treat every hour of television you're given like a $100 million movie, and with 'A.D.,' we stepped it up even a stage further.

  Mark Burnett

  Television, Hours, Treats

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• In Europe and Australia, there is something called the Tall Poppy Syndrome: People like to cut the tall poppies. They don't want you to succeed, and they cut you down - especially people from your own social class.

  Mark Burnett

  Cutting, Europe, Class

  "Mark Burnett Started His Career Jumping Out Of Airplanes And Transporting Prisoners On Ships" by Stephen Chao, www.businessinsider.com. April 21, 2011.

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• No one's going to watch The Bible on primetime TV.

  Mark Burnett

  Watches, Tvs

  "‘A.D.’s Mark Burnett & Roma Downey On Besting ‘The Bible’, Season 2 And No Satan" by Dominic Patten, deadline.com. April 3, 2015.

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• He [Peter Pan] is a metaphor for dreams and faith.

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  Dream, Metaphor, Peter

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• In Botswana in the Kalahari Desert there's a tented camp called Jack's Camp, which is like old Africa meets Ralph Lauren. The Oriental rugs, the old leather chairs - you feel like you've just jumped out of a Ralph Lauren ad.

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  Desert, Like You, Chairs

  "Traveling with the Stars: Mark Burnett". Interview with Kelly Carter, abcnews.go.com. August 28, 2009.

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• As the show's executive producer, I envisioned something akin to "Gilligan's Island" meets Lord of the Flies meets Ten Little Indians mets "The Real World." "Survivor" marks a return to a core element of adventure: staying alive.

  Mark Burnett

  Real, Adventure, Islands

  Mark Burnett, Martin Dugard (2000). “Survivor: The Ultimate Game : the Official Companion Book to the CBS Television Show”, TV Books Incorporated

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• There are screens at the gas station, there are screens at the shopping mall. And they all need content.

  Mark Burnett

  Shopping, Gas Stations, Needs

  "Reality Megaproducer Mark Burnett On NBC's "The Voice," Donald Trump And Sarah Palin" by Megan Angelo, www.businessinsider.com. April 26, 2011.

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• I very much like Kenya. It's hard to beat the Masai Mara and the idea of ballooning across it. I have a great time at Lewa. There's more rhinos than you'll find anywhere. A great part for the children is you can ride horses with the giraffes and the zebra.

  Mark Burnett

  Horse, Zebras, Children

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• In my teens, I joined the Parachute Regiment. I jumped out of lots of airplanes, as much as the Government budget would allow us to. I did two active tours of duty: Northern Ireland, and then the Falklands war.

  Mark Burnett

  War, Airplane, Two

  "Mark Burnett Started His Career Jumping Out Of Airplanes And Transporting Prisoners On Ships" by Stephen Chao, www.businessinsider.com. April 21, 2011.

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• Singing shows are fun. Every viewer has their own opinion. We all know whether we think a voice sounds good or not. There's a play-along element. All these shows can be supported.

  Mark Burnett

  Fun, Thinking, Play

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• I'm the kind of person who if I was playing the role of someone who got shot, I'd probably want to get shot so I knew what it felt like.

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  Roles, Want, Kind

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• I've always liked adventure television. Pre-'Survivor,' I did a series on cable called 'Eco-Challenge,' an adventure race with experts mainly, and here we have 'Expedition Impossible.' I like the outdoors and I like doing something fresh for television you haven't seen before.

  Mark Burnett

  Adventure, Race, Challenges

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• Bug eating and backstabbing are the stuff of great entertainment.

  Mark Burnett

  Stuff, Backstabbing, Bugs

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• When I see someone in a military uniform I make it a point to approach them, shake their hand and say five words... 'thank you for your service.' 'Stars Earn Stripes' is a high energy, fun, action show, but at its heart it is all about those five words.

  Mark Burnett

  Thank You, Stars, Fun

  "Dick Wolf, Mark Burnett Team for Celebrity Military Series at NBC" by Lesley Goldberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 05, 2012.

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• Every show on television has a downward trend because there are so many more things to watch. You can only deal with what is the benchmark of a hit series and 'Survivor' clearly remains a hit series.

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  Watches, Survivor, Television

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• I honestly think that in five years time, television will be watched on computer screens anyway and you'll be doing multiple things. You'll be 'IMing' while you're watching a show and checking the news.

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  Thinking, Years, News

  "Mark Burnett Brings Reality TV to the Web" by Jonathan Silverstein, abcnews.go.com. January 31, 2006.

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• The way I see it, more people are wired with broadband from 9 to 5 during the day than watch TV at night. So therefore isn't the real prime time 9 to 5? Playing games at your desk - that's the new prime time, isn't it?

  Mark Burnett

  Real, Night, Playing Games

  "Who Gets Games? Mark Burnett" by Clive Thompson, www.wired.com. August 14, 2006.

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• You can't just decide to take the subject matter of The Bible and figure out you can just change what you want. I mean, the audience knows, and if you give them a Biblical story, you better get it right.

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  Mean, Biblical, Giving

  "‘A.D.’s Mark Burnett & Roma Downey On Besting ‘The Bible’, Season 2 And No Satan" by Dominic Patten, deadline.com. April 3, 2015.

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