Jan de Bont Quotes

I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work.

Jan de Bont

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My views on everything from welfare to a balanced budget to affirmative action can be traced to what Buddy and Helen Watts taught me as a young boy growing up poor but proud in Eufaula.

J. C. Watts
- Up
- Growing
- Action
The bad news is, I have worked less than I have liked. The good news is, I can look back on my body of work and feel truly proud of the work I have done.

Laura Dern
- Good
- Work
- Done
Ignorance of what real learning is, and a consequent suspicion of it; materialism, and a consequent intellectual laxity, both of these have done destructive work in the colleges.

Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould
- Work
- Real
- Done
In uniform, I had to make judgments about the best course of action in combat when the only choices were 'bad' or 'worse.' As a member of the media, I only had to decide how to get the best 'shot' - preferably without getting shot.

Oliver North
- Bad
- Action
- Best
'Inside Out' - that was a really good movie. That's the first animated movie I saw since 'The Lego Movie.'

Hannibal Buress
- Good
- Movie
- First
The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.

E. M. Forster
- Good
- Mind
- Free