So if I was going to spend sweat and blood and energy on a project, I wanted to control it. And I realized that I could do that in television as a producer. Right, which is why I'm on the set of the Sonny and Cher TV movie right now, looking at hair, make-up, noses and the process of really making a movie. This is really the last place on earth where producers really can own their own copyrights and be hands-on in making the movie. The feature world is a director-driven medium.
Television is executive-producer driven.
The Sonny and Cher Story right now. I pitched it to ABC, who gave me a license fee for the right to air it twice on the network. This did not cover the total cost of the budget. I own the movie and the copyright. Hampdon advanced monies to me against the money they will collect over a period of time.