Martin Scorsese Quotes
We can't keep thinking in a limited way about what cinema is. We still don't know what cinema is. Maybe cinema could only really apply to the past or the first 100 years, when people actually went to a theater to see a film, you see?
Quotes to Explore
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
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Some of the furor that surrounded a Harry Potter publication was fun.
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In Israel, waves of anger and fear circulate all the time, but so do jokes and gossip and silky evening breezes. So, too, in America.
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I love speaking at schools. That's always my favorite because I wish I'd had someone who was like me come speak at my school.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.
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They probably do have an Asian Barbie.
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The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.
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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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I'm in a sketch comedy group in school and I also do stand-up.
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At one point, I had 14 pairs of golf shoes.
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I've made it my mission to make movies starring African American actors and about the African American experience and put them in the mainstream. They're very universal stories I've told - every movie I've done.
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What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and '60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies.
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I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.
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What's more important to 'SNL': comedy or buzz? To the writers, players and guest hosts, it's probably the former; to Lorne Michaels and the suits at NBC, it's ultimately probably the latter.
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My family is more a sports family, and I figure skated for a very long time, so movement and how I relate to movement is very integral to my process.
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It must be recognized that in any culture the source of law is the god of that society
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Sometimes I still wonder what my fans look like, but if I had to describe them, I'd say that they are everyday people with everyday needs who need a supernatural message to help them though their natural walk.
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I'm never satisfied with my performance. I want to keep pushing myself. The great thing about being an actor is you're always learning. That's what excites me about the job and what continues to drive me.
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We can't keep thinking in a limited way about what cinema is. We still don't know what cinema is. Maybe cinema could only really apply to the past or the first 100 years, when people actually went to a theater to see a film, you see?
