Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American producer Sheila Nevins.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
Sheila Nevins is an American television producer and head of MTV Documentary Films division of MTV Studios. Previously, Nevins was the President of HBO Documentary Films. She has produced over 1,000 documentary films for HBO and is one of the most influential people in documentary filmmaking. She has worked on productions that have been recognized with 35 News and Documentary Emmy Awards, 42 Peabody Awards, and 26 Academy Awards. Nevins has won 31 individual Primetime Emmy Awards, more than any other person. She is also a member of
the Peabody Awards board of directors, which is presented by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
I'm an instant responder. Somebody told me I'm a living Twitter. I'm quick to respond and quick to fill air.
I want a documentary to crest by being voted on by 6000 people who are in the business of telling stories.
To me, I read good reviews in lots of papers and bad reviews in lots of papers.
I do less-fanciful reality. I celebrate the fat, the ugly, the women who can't get guys. I'm not trying to entertain you; I'm trying to make you passionate.
I am grieved that these continuing stories are everyday matters swept away.