David O. Russell Quotes

The holy trifecta of directing and filmmaking is character emotion, camera movement and music. When you hit those three, that's magical. That's what I'm trying to do.

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• I was an easygoing guy, and school was pretty much people trying to challenge me to a fight, y'know, saying, 'Rambo! Rocky!'

  

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• Because of the structure of the contemporary American party system, every president is polarizing.

  

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• That's why I'm really trying to produce my own stuff. This film was so good, because I produced it myself, and developed it, and made it with New Line, which is a smaller studio, so I was in control of a lot of stuff that I wasn't in control of for my other films.

  

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• Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.

  

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• You just have to go to bat and take a swing. And if you're not right for a part, or it goes to a British man, they may remember that you showed up, knew your lines and were good. And maybe they'll call you in for something else.

  

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• One of my biggest drawbacks is my inability to maintain my physique. I put on weight for 'Soodhu Kavvum' and never managed to shed it. Luckily, that look suited a few films, including 'Orange Mittai.'

  

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• The old Dodgers were something special, but of my teammates overall, there was nobody like Pee Wee Reese for me.

  

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• We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.

  

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• I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.

  

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• When I first came to New York I was a dancer, and a French record label offered me a recording contract and I had to go to Paris to do it. So I went there and that's how I really got into the music business. But I didn't like what I was doing when I got there, so I left, and I never did a record there.

  

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• Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.

  

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• The Tower of David is important for Israel's heritage and existence because it is more than a tower, it is a symbol. It is more important than the Azrieli Towers.

  

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• I'm never gonna change the skin, right? I'm very proud of what it implies and what it has meant to me... but then again, in Congress, I hope to make my mark as a colleague and as a leader.

  

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• I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.

  

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• Yes, I'm obsessed with health, which has been an interesting journey. I went down the raw-food diet route, but got ill. It was really hard, especially in Britain in winter, trying to survive on raw carrots. I became so ill and anemic, so I stopped that and became a vitamin junkie. I just ate lots of vegetables, exercised and breathed.

  

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• I really think if you take away a character's obstacles then there's no comedy.

  

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• I can't get carried away with having a good time because everyone, especially the young guys, have to know there's a time and place for everything.

  

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• People spend so much time in their cars, and it's a legal way to have fun by speeding a little bit or testing yourself a little bit, and you get to invest in your car. For some people, it becomes their baby.

  

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• The holy trifecta of directing and filmmaking is character emotion, camera movement and music. When you hit those three, that's magical. That's what I'm trying to do.

  

  David O. Russell
  • Music
  • Trying
  • Character