Bernardo Bertolucci Quotes
Sometimes I think that I understand my movies after I make them. Really. I go very often off of instinct.
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I've been to a few conventions, you know, when the tax man knocks at the door and the 'Star Wars' convention people say: 'Do you want to come and sign some autographs?'
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Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools or knaves, we run excessive risk in making such folk our companions.
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America, ladies and gentlemen, has done more for me financially than Britain ever has, or ever could have done.
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The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture to an urban patriarchal system.
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Everyone learns from their experiences.
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I just grew up watching a lot of movies. I'm attracted to this genre and that genre, this type of story, and that type of story. As I watch movies I make some version of it in my head that isn't quite what I'm seeing - taking the things I like and mixing them with stuff I've never seen before.
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To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.
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Gods always behave like the people who make them.
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There are still so many movies made starring 50 men and one woman! A white male actor should never be allowed to complain about anything. Shut up and sit in the corner. I mean, seriously!
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I miss my dad, yes. But I try to honor his memory, as well as all the victims of Hurricane Katrina, through the love I have for all humanity, a love I try to express through my music.
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I always try to start my weekend by running on the beach, which is great fun here in Barcelona.
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To change what you get, you must change who you are.
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Patients who trust their doctors and have a psychological expectation of getting better could trigger a reaction in their body.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
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I don't like people who get into fights about football - or anything else.
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I support the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
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Perhaps it is of more value to infuriate philosophers than to go along with them.
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There are standards of the game that FIFA governs and promises to uphold.
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Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity.
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In Iraq, embedding allows us to put reporters in situations that would otherwise be too dangerous for them.
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Economic activity can help repair war-torn societies, but if it's not conducted responsibly, it can also create or prolong violence. Companies and international organisations must help strengthen communities and overcome the trauma of violence.
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There is nothing like being able to develop a three-dimensional character over a long period of time. Sometimes you aren't able to fully portray a character because you only have a couple of scenes to do it in, and you don't get the full life and background of that character.
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Sometimes I think that I understand my movies after I make them. Really. I go very often off of instinct.
