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DARRYL F ZANUCK | 1902-1979; Head of Twentieth Century-Fox |
Television won't be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night. | • 1946, source unknown | |
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FRANK ZAPPA | 1940-1993; American musician |
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it. | • source unknown | |
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ADOLPH ZUKOR | 1873-1976; Founder of Famous Players and Paramount |
It would be folly to bring out the wide film and place additional burdens on the exhibitors. I can assure you that the producers of America have decided to delay the advent of the wide film until such time as it is necessary again to provide an attraction to the public. | • 1930, referring to the large-screen formats that fail to take off | |
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VLADIMIR ZWORYKIN | 1889-1982; Pioneer of television technology |
The technique is wonderful. I didn’t even dream it would be so good. But I would never let my children come close to the thing. | • of television, interview, 29 July 1981, his 92nd birthday | |
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Page updated 19 December 2008
Compilation and notes © David Fisher