Quotes by Mark Burnett

About Mark Burnett:

Mark Burnett is an English-born television producer based in Los Angeles and is currently the CEO of United Artists Media Group, a subsidiary of MGM Holdings.
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The best person to get something done is a busy person.

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America is the most giving nation on Earth. One of the best ways to feel better is by doing something for somebody else.

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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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I learned firsthand that there would simply be no wars if people engaged in real conversation.

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I found a nanny/child care position in Beverly Hills taking care of a 3-year-old and a 17-year-old. They had a large, wealthy house. I learned that I liked the way rich people lived. I learned that they were not smarter than me.

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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.

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You've heard the saying, 'Analysis creates paralysis.' You can't be 100 percent sure of anything.

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I look at decisions like - it's like an Indiana Jones movie. The guy comes to a rope ladder, and he's being chased. There's uncertainty on the other side, but he knows when he gets to the other side, he's going to take his machete and cut the rope la...

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The world is changing, and the Internet is about to become the next broadcast network.

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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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We celebrate the Bill Gateses of the world. We're not mad at Bill Gates.

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I'm not at all overextended... I'm very, very hands-on.

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

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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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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 televisi...

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If you want to be certain, you should never get married. You should never change jobs. In fact, you might as well just stay home. Because I don't know anybody who is certain. That need to be certain is just procrastination.

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I learned in America that Americans are into results. Americans don't care where you came from, what your family did, what school you graduated from. They care about if you can deliver the results. That's what makes America the country it is.

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I needed to be in the bush. There I find solitude and beauty and purity and focus. That's where my heart lies.

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My kids - even though it's a family business - they don't even know what day or time 'Survivor' is even on. They just know it's on TiVo.

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How many times have you been out for a beer or dinner and people are coming up with business ideas? Everybody wants to think they've got that great business idea.

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Author Bio

  • NameMark Burnett
  • DescriptionEngland-born American television producer
  • BornJuly 17, 1960
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionTelevision Producer; Executive Producer
  • AwardsEmmy Award; Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Reality-Competition Program