David O. Selznick Quotes

They're stealing my ideas. They're imitating my shots.

David O. Selznick

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• I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying, 'This is fiction.'

  

  Ian Mckellen
  • Thought
  • Bible
  • Saying

• Brands like Starbucks came along and talked about their brand as itself being a community, the idea that Starbucks is what they like to call a 'third place,' which is not their idea; it's the idea of basic citizenry needing a place that is not work, that is not home, where citizens gather.

  

  Naomi Klein
  • Work
  • Home
  • Community

• I don't usually watch a lot of TV, but 'Mad Men' changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series.

  

  Park Chan-wook
  • Up
  • Great
  • Men

• I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.

  

  Barack Obama
  • Believe
  • Money
  • Truth

• It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly I'm conscious of a million sensations buzzing in me like bees in a hive. Gentlemen, it was a great thing.

  

  Karel Capek
  • Great
  • Human
  • Conscious

• I will only think of settling down after Salman Khan, the other most eligible bachelor, plans to settle down. We are eligible bachelors, but he's the rock star, so let him get married first; then I'll think about myself.

  

  Yuvraj Singh
  • Think
  • Myself
  • Rock

• Come dress yourself in love, let the journey begin.

  

  Francesca da Rimini
  • Love
  • Journey
  • Dress

• For once I want to have a relationship outside the public eye.

  

  Lance Bass NSYNC
  • Want
  • Relationship
  • Eye

• Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right.

  

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
  • Right
  • Difference
  • Between

• There's something about guitars, they're just so big, you know what I mean? You're just like, 'Ugh!' It just seems so overwhelming. And the ukulele is, like, the opposite of overwhelming.

  

  Zooey Deschanel
  • You
  • Know
  • Just

• Only heroes get stereotyped. As they do the same kind of roles again and again.

  

  Nawazuddin Siddiqui
  • Kind
  • Same
  • Heroes

• Classical music only really came into my life in 1969. I wish I had heard classical music and church music when I was a teenager or even as a child.

  

  Ian Anderson
  • Life
  • Music
  • Wish

• It's patently impossible for a Muslim character to represent 'all Muslims.'

  

  G. Willow Wilson
  • Character
  • Impossible

• Man does not live by words alone, in spite of the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.

  

  Ralph Bellamy
  • Live
  • Man
  • Words

• I, for one, am actually still incredibly idealistic, and I still can credibly or very strongly believe that you have to keep fighting for what you believe in, because it's only when you stop that you've truly lost.

  

  Vanessa Kerry
  • Believe
  • Lost
  • Stop

• It was close to like a 67- or 70-day shoot for 'Tron' on stage, in the suit. You can't even sit down during the day because of all the cables that divide the foam rubber and all the electrical circuits. We had these stools that were tall with a bicycle seat on them and you're just looking at a blue screen all day.

  

  Garrett Hedlund
  • Day
  • Blue
  • Bicycle

• It was intended as an earthly reflection of paradise not just for Mumtaz Mahal, but also for the visitors who would visit it over the years. In fact the larger Taj complex with its forecourt of the Jilaukhana complex and the surrounding bazar and caravanserai zone were meant to accommodate travelers.

  

  Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
  • Reflection
  • Paradise

• Style of the future is the convergence of function and fashion.

  

  Vanna Bonta
  • Future
  • Fashion
  • Style

• We want to be number one, from the ingestion of content to the play-out to any type of channel. Everything between there, you should see Ericsson if you are a broadcaster, telecoms operator, or cable operator.

  

  Hans Vestberg
  • Want
  • You
  • Content

• More and more, even with a measure of success, I'm not sure what it is people are seeing when they see a movie I've made.

  

  Hal Hartley
  • People
  • Movie
  • Success

• Football is good, but family, close friends, my brothers - I have family everywhere - is the most important thing.

  

  Eden Hazard
  • Good
  • Important
  • Family

• I think athletically I can be okay with any role, but I'm willing to go over and beyond for my work. My fan base is so strong and loyal, and they wanna see me evolve. I'm where I'm supposed to be and I want to challenge myself with the people that are doing it real big.

  

  Pooch Hall
  • People
  • Work
  • Real

• Some parents believe that competition helps prepare children to succeed. Others fear that their children will not be able to handle failure.

  

  Bill Dedman
  • Believe
  • Children
  • Parents

• They're stealing my ideas. They're imitating my shots.

  

  David O. Selznick