Martin Scorsese Quotes
Death comes in a flash, and that's the truth of it, the person's gone in less than 24 frames of film.
Quotes to Explore
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Sure, we think it would be great to live forever, but it really wouldn't.
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I've had the experience of having a book praised but then it doesn't sell. Or not praised but then it sells.
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Spontaneity is what travel is all about.
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I don't like controversy.
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We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
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I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.
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You have to know what club you are playing for, or you just play for yourself. Every time I put on a Liverpool shirt, I know it is more than just a football game.
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Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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I was brought up on art. My father thought I had a great hand at art and sent me to art school. But he did not want me to become a photographer.
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I had seen the ballet of 'Swan Lake' as a child but it was as an adult, when I saw a production featuring Erik Bruhn, that I first noticed how significant a part the ever-present threat of violence played. This juxtaposition of great beauty and grace with a backdrop of pure evil stayed with me for years.
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He was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and had forgotten to say 'when!'
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
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When we set out our original program from the beginning, obviously our markets were pretty limited, and we were thinking about them mostly as U.S. shows, and they would travel like other U.S. shows have.
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It's hard to tell what an entire series is going to be based on the first few episodes, or even on the first season. And it's sad because you see great casts and good ideas that don't get that opportunity to grow and show what it could turn into.
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You know, when the cost of capital goes down, when credit becomes cheap, people start taking greater and greater risks.
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He owned a service station, and I used to go there and piddle around - pump some gas, get in the way.
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When you have balance in your life, work becomes an entirely different experience. There is a passion that moves you to a whole new level of fulfillment and gratitude, and that's when you can do your best... for yourself and for others.
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They can hop on a line and really dice it up out there.
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I ponder if we are more defined by the container we are in than what we are inside. Would we recognize ourselves if we could expand beyond our bodies?
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In 1958, I was a delegate to the Atoms for Peace conference in Geneva.
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When you live on the road, going home is a place to escape and just be with your family to unwind.
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Being able to articulate the gospel with accuracy is one thing; having its truth captivate your soul is quite another.
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Death comes in a flash, and that's the truth of it, the person's gone in less than 24 frames of film.
