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Jim Gianopulos

Former CEO of Paramount Pictures, Independent

Search every verified Jim Gianopulos interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a June 2016 interview, former Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox CEO Jim Gianopulos discussed the film industry and offered advice to aspiring filmmakers. He encouraged them to "keep making" and "keep coming up with ideas," noting that it is "easier than ever" to put ideas on screen through platforms like YouTube or TikTok. Gianopulos described the path to success as driven by "passion and dreams," adding that strategy can involve luck and networking, but the road is "never an easy road." Gianopulos also named "Marty Supreme" as his favorite film of the year, praising it as "incredibly original" and "bold." He identified director Josh Safdie as a potential future filmmaker comparable to Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino. The interview took place during the Greek Film Festival Los Angeles, where Gianopulos, a Greek American, was honored.

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“Streaming has not been that at least for the existing business. It has not replaced the economics of the business that it put away which was mainly linear television.”

“The bad news is it is going to replace and displace a lot of good paying many cases just you know good solid middle class upper middle class union jobs that have supported a broad variety of hardworking good people and that's that's probably here or coming soon.”

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