"Is there anybody that Hawk Koch hasn't worked with? Magic Time should be required reading for three types of people. One, those starting in show business, two, those that have been in show business for a long time, and three, everyone else. Like every movie Hawk has made, Magic Time is a fascinating journey of self-identity. I love this book."
--Mike Myers, Actor, Writer, and Director "Magic Time recounts what I remember about Hawk: someone who never took an opportunity for granted and worked hard to achieve success in his own right. Plus, he was a lot of the fun, and, as the book reflects, we had some memorable adventures."--Robert Redford, Oscar-winning Actor & Director, Founder of the Sundance Institute & Film Festival
"Hawk Koch is without a doubt one of the great Hollywood storytellers I've ever known. His adventures in the movie business are so funny and so incredible that I re-tell stories from his career more than ones from my own. And his own personal journey is as heartfelt as it gets." --Edward Norton, Actor, Writer, and Director
"I can personally relate to this moving journey of a man learning to step out from under a father's shadow. But Magic Time is also filled with fun, surprising stories that only a deep insider could tell."--Jane Fonda, Oscar-winning Actress, Bestselling Author
"I found the book profoundly moving, and insightful about not only the entertainment industry, but human nature. Bravo and congratulations!"--Gale Anne Hurd, Producer, Terminator and The Walking Dead
"This book is more than just a great Hollywood memoir. Hawk Koch shares his story with us in a funny, touching, and vulnerable way in contrast to the glitz and glamor of the show business life he leads. If you want to hear a story about what Hollywood is really like read this book. It's a winner."--Mark Gordon, Producer of Saving Private Ryan, Grey's Anatomy, and Criminal Minds
About the Author :
Hawk Koch is a veteran movie producer, involved with the making of more than sixty major films. As a former president of both the motion picture Academy and Producers Guild, Hawk serves on the board of Motion Picture & Television Fund, AMC Theatres, and Cast & Crew. Molly Jordan is an author and Jungian Analyst. She sits on the board of Best Friends Animal Society. As the granddaughter of radio's Fibber McGee & Molly, she is no stranger to the entertainment industry.
Review :
"Magic Time is a wonderful, charming, heartbreaking, inspiring, redemptive story beautifully told. I am touched by it on so many levels, and Hawk's love of movies is infectious. Hawk is the guy that got us the p.g.a. mark, and the animation producers the Oscar. He is the most dynamic, productive and successful Academy leader I've seen in my lifetime. So, thanks, Hawk, for all you have done for us, for movies, and for the gift of this book."--Jim Morris, President of Pixar Animation Studios
"Some of my best times on set were when I could ask a million questions about how the actors, directors, and craftspeople brought movies to life. I asked Hawk a zillion questions about him, but they were really about his dad. This was before I learned a lesson from my daughter, who bitched to me once...or 100 times. 'No one ever asks me a question about me, they only want to know about you.' Later on, I was lucky enough to meet Hawk's dad. The pride of father to son, was always evident. In Magic Time, there's no mistaking it--Howard Koch and Hawk Koch are great reflections of each other. What's better than that?"--Whoopi Goldberg, EGOT-winner, Actor, Host
