Jeff Nichols Quotes
The films that have influenced me most are: 'The Hustler', 'Badlands', 'Hud', 'Tender Mercies', 'Cool Hand Luke', 'A Perfect World', and 'Laurence of Arabia'. I also really like 'Fletch'. I feel like all of these films reached an honest place in regard to the human condition while also stringing together really entertaining stories.
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It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a time to think about, the present is intriguing.
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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
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I want to stop transforming and just start being.
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And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that.
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Doing a kid's movie is fun when you have kids. You don't want to do kids' movies if you don't have kids. When you have kids, things change in your life.
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When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
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The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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'Dr. Strangelove' was and is one of my favorite movies ever, and I just can't believe they actually blew up the world after that.
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I have always said that often the religion you were born with becomes more important to you as you see the universality of truth.
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I hate bell peppers, which is annoying because they technically have my name all over them.
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My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.
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Music is about the performance.
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People are intrigued by fame, power and wealth and I think Hollywood is the only place where you get all three together.
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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Anything can become a musical sound. The wind on telegraph wires is a great sound; get it into your machine and play it and it becomes interesting.
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The power of immigration, the power of the American dream, if you think about the American dream, it is the best brand out there.
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There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them.
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L.A.'s not a good place to grow old.
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Since I came from another part of the world, I expected many differences in the way things worked, but at the end of the day, there actually were more similarities between the American and Indian entertainment industry: the same chaos, creativity, passion, and genius all around.
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If we're still talking about the same thing 40 or 50 years later, then that means we're not doing anything about it.
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The films that have influenced me most are: 'The Hustler', 'Badlands', 'Hud', 'Tender Mercies', 'Cool Hand Luke', 'A Perfect World', and 'Laurence of Arabia'. I also really like 'Fletch'. I feel like all of these films reached an honest place in regard to the human condition while also stringing together really entertaining stories.
