Jason Reitman Quotes
I want my movies to be audience experiences. As much as I like Michael Haneke, I'm not going to make a Haneke film. That's just not in my DNA.
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We would be able to deal with Islam if we were allowed to deal with it in the way we think we should.
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It is obvious that the monetary union among 17 very different European countries does not work. As an economist, I know that the Eurozone is not an optimum currency area, as defined in economic theory.
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Fashion is that thing that saved me from being sad.
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We have people around the world who live in the United States, and these people don't deserve to be called traitors.
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I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.
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Gucci Mane is my favorite artist.
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One in four children being victimized? That's about seven children in every classroom. That's a significant proportion of the population.
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Criminals gravitate into government positions like natural law.
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There were times when I thought I would never own a car.
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The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors.
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7 Mile is like an Ave. Back in the days it was poppin' in the summer time.
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Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.
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You have to learn how to harness technology so you can use it for positive stuff without being disconnected from nature.
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I feel so honored to be reprising the role of Janet Weiss and stepping into Susan Sarandon's shoes.
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If the leading Negro classes cannot assume and bear the uplift of their own proletariat, they are doomed for all time. It is not a case of ethics; it is a plain case of necessity. The method by which this may be done is, first, for the American Negro to achieve a new economic solidarity.
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As a stand up, and often in acting, there is no place for the most intense feelings. Rage, genuine sorrow, naked hope... These things don't fit on a comedy stage and if you act you'll get to express them once in a while. Music is a place for the intensely personal.
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I leave the genre labeling to other people. I really do. If I were to think too hard about it, that would stifle you creatively. If you think too hard about who other people want you to be as an artist, it stops you from being who you want to be as an artist.
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I want to be able to have a conversation with people. I don't want to be stupid. I'd like to have a life outside acting.
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People always say: 'You're a comedian, tell us a joke.' They don't say: 'You're an MP, tell us a lie.'
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I have teenagers, so I listen to a lot of music. They turn me on to great music.
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After 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' the films that followed it, instead of having their own unique aesthetic, they all wanted to be 'Lord of the Rings' as opposed to learning from 'Lord of the Rings.'
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I know so many people that I wouldn't have ever met had I not have been travelling since I was fourteen.
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I have such respect for guest actors. They don't know all the characters as deeply as the regulars, and the cast isn't your family, so you have more at stake.
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I want my movies to be audience experiences. As much as I like Michael Haneke, I'm not going to make a Haneke film. That's just not in my DNA.
