Martin Scorsese Quotes
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Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.
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Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn't say in real life.
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I didn't even start college until I was 21.
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I think the British audience might be more open-minded with some of my imagery and weird choices.
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You do your work as fully as you can, and the ones who hear the sound join in.
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I had just 15 days to work on my body for the climactic fight of 'Bodyguard.' And I would work on every muscle of my body two/three times a week. I would have developed a superb body if I had three months, but squeezing it into 15 days can be harmful. Also, as you grow older, your metabolic rate slows down.
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Many years ago... many, many years ago, I brought up a boy, and I said to him, 'Son, if you ever become a writer, try to write a good part for your old man sometime.' Well, by cracky, that's what he did!
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I love my parents. Coming out to them was sort of coming out to myself. I educated them, and I wanted our relationship to keep growing. I wanted them to be a part of my life still. I wanted to be able to share with them what I was going through.
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To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.
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What I love about Tadashi is that he isn't a designer that designs only for a double-zero. He designs for double-Ds, you know? Women of all shapes and sizes can wear him.
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Fits did not go over well in my house. There was a lot of discipline and obedience and you had to be very ladylike. Ladies didn't curse and I still don't curse in front of my parents.
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Cosmonauts can keep their word like men and women - particularly women.
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It doesn't matter how much wisdom you have. If you don't have position, you have nothing. That's the tragedy of India.
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Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
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The main part of the house is a deep red and I have butterscotch carpet. And I have a bathroom with leopard skin floor, wallpaper and toilet.
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I'm not superstitious.
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It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.
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Television isn't my career. Business is.
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If we can fix it, than I think we can hope to do well in March. If we can't fix it, then I think we are going be done in a big hurry. I don't mean to be real negative, but I try to be honest.
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Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being.
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You're not supposed to have it all figured out in high school. If you knew it all, and it was the best, it's all downhill from there.
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When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.
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I'd rather be a good person off the field than a good baseball player on the field.
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I also saw the Dalai Lama a few times.
