Producers should have the courage of their convictions. See your project through to its fruition. Seek help and be generous enough to take on collaborators and not be territorial as you're learning.

As a producer, it's your job to bang on the table and convince studio heads why great movies should be made.

Winning an Oscar attracts the attention of directors and other actors and creates a boost in salary, particularly for someone like Halle Berry. For an established star like Denzel Washington, the benefits are less tangible.

The film world is always looking for great source material, and Broadway has traditionally and historically been a place to go.

My inspiration can come from anything - films, the street, paparazzi pictures.

If you're like me, and self-motivation just doesn't get the job done, maybe a little fitness-app competition is just what you need to ignite your need to get moving. It's worth a shot!

I don't feel that this concept of disruptive technology is the solution for everybody. But I think it's very important for innovators to understand what we've learned about established companies' motivation to target obvious profitable markets - and about their inability to find emerging ones. The evidence is just overwhelming.

I think it's healthy that people that work in a creative field look for inspiration in a different creative field.