Jason Reitman Quotes
'Alien' asked ground-breaking questions about eco-politics and female empowerment. 'The Matrix' delved deeper into the concept of perception versus reality than perhaps any other film I know. But for some reason, we tend not to remember the significance of their writing.Jason Reitman
Quotes to Explore
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I've been in this business for 40 years - you do a show, and you don't know what's going to come of it.
Randee Heller -
I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma.
Tea Obreht -
When my lady and I sit down and watch TV, I find she gets annoyed at characters because they don't do what she would do in the situation. I'm always like, 'Well, she has to do that because that's what the story is.'
Dallas Roberts -
I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
Mandy Patinkin -
As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find a way of telling them that fits both my time and temperament.
Walter Dean Myers -
I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
Nathan Lane
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
Ted Rall -
I see myself as sexy. If you are comfortable with it, it can be very classy and appealing.
Aaliyah -
If you speak to anyone who's ever done time, the fact that you make it out of there alive is a miracle.
Lane Garrison -
I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.
Park Chan-wook -
Some people get very confused about my game. They think it's better if the court is slow, because I have a good defence. But the faster it is, the better for me. My spin is more painful for my opponents, my aggressive game works better.
Rafael Nadal -
I wanted to be a comedian, and this is what I'm doing. If I can keep this going, I'm happy.
Gabriel Iglesias
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Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.
Victor Hugo -
I don't mind being called snobbish, a pain and a social climber, but being called unkind really hurts.
Rachel Johnson -
I couldn't imagine having to write a paper and have to think about what song I am going to sing.
Naima Adedapo -
I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.
Oscar Wilde -
If I do a film and have to get naked, that tends to dictate how often I go to the gym. Acting in 'Richard II' on stage was a huge physical workout, so I ended up more toned than I normally am.
Eddie Redmayne -
The first two projects I did out of my dorm room were mock film soundtracks.
Danger Mouse
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I always thought it would be really, really cool to play Edgar Allan Poe, because when I was a kid, he was one of the authors who really blew my mind open to all sorts of weird dark and twisted places.
Ezra Miller -
Looking back on my 50-year eclectic journey in research, I am grateful that it has gone as well as it has, although still not clever enough to open the black box of enzyme structure.
Irwin Rose -
Inspiration is the key to everything.
Olivia Wilde -
'Alien' asked ground-breaking questions about eco-politics and female empowerment. 'The Matrix' delved deeper into the concept of perception versus reality than perhaps any other film I know. But for some reason, we tend not to remember the significance of their writing.
Jason Reitman