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'm doing my best to mindfully raise my son to feel safe and encouraged to express himself.

  

  Karen Salmansohn
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• One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.

  

  Karen Mills
  • Important
  • Business
  • High

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

  

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

  

  Larry J. Sabato
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  • Party
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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.

  

  Ted Demme
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• I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.

  

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

  

  Gary Cherone Van Halen
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  • Years

• 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.

  

  Tanya Fischer
  • Up
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  • May

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

  

  Jackie Robinson
  • Like
  • Special
  • Old

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

  

  Rand Paul
  • Black
  • Community
  • Drug

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

  

  Gary Hamel
  • Community
  • Value
  • Moment

• 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.

  

  Yair Lapid
  • Important
  • Israel
  • Heritage

• 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.

  

  Xavier Becerra
  • Hope
  • Change
  • Proud

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

  

  Adam Lambert
  • Music
  • Big
  • Sounds

• In the '70s, my playing was completely untutored, but it sounded good to me, and I tried to find ways to make those very simple things work in more ambitious contexts.

  

  Walter Becker Steely Dan
  • Good
  • Work
  • Simple

• If I could change anything, I would definitely have had a father around. My father. I would definitely say it affected me deeply as a young man, coming up. Who doesn't want a father? Those are the beginnings, and those are what can dictate the roads you choose in life, and choosing them well.

  

  R. Kelly
  • Life
  • Up
  • Father

• I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.

  

  Cameron Mackintosh
  • Money
  • Like
  • Debt

• For me, with a character, you start with the shoes.

  

  Oscar Isaac
  • Character
  • Shoes
  • Start

• The Grateful Dead were an influence on our music but they weren't by a long shot the biggest influence.

  

  Jon Fishman
  • Music
  • Long

• The reason I still love performing is that people my age, a little younger and a little older, show up to relive that thing that made them so happy all those years ago. And as long as they show up, I'll keep on keepin' on till I keel over.

  

  Bill Medley The Righteous Brothers
  • People
  • Up
  • Long

• I was 28 when my father died, and I was an only child.

  

  Don Rickles
  • Father

• I came up in a family oriented towards the sick, so I always felt an obligation for doing something.

  

  Eddie Bernice Johnson
  • Up
  • Family
  • Sick

• 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