Overhype Quotes

Every new industry has exuberance in advance of reality. The techies get carried away. There is a period of despair. Then the pendulum swings the other way, and people see the long term potential. It's like when the Internet bubble crashed.

I kill hype for a living.

Sometimes there's a reason for the hype.

Obviously there will be a backlash. If you believe the hype you have to believe a backlash too. Any criticism we get, is always stuff we've already criticised ourselves.

I feel whenever my shows are too hyped, they usually don't work.

When something gets attention so quickly, people sometimes will look for reasons to find fault and tear it down.

I think the problem I have with films is that, because there's so much hype around them, they become bigger than they should be, really. There are things that people do every day in their little workshops that they'll take to heaven with them. You've got to realise that it's not everything, making films.

One thing that annoys me in football is when people get carried away by results after four or five weeks of a new season.

I think that big, sort of theatrical relaunches tend to set you up for failure and hype.

You know when there's someone new on the rise and there's too much hype? I didn't want that to be me.