George Cukor Quotes
From the director's point of view, it's infinitely easier to do violence than to do a good dramatic scene.
Quotes to Explore
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Nothing is over and done with. Nothing. Not even your malice.
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I like to dress for my body type and for my coloring.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.
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The society Shakespeare knew was heading for tremendous change, and he seems to have recognized that and written about it in a coded way. I understand those codes, I think.
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There's been a couple of guys who have gotten me. I used to say Adrian Gonzalez. He's a good lefty hitter; he's hit a few home runs off of me. They were a couple of mistakes, so if you make your pitches, you're more likely to have a better outcome.
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I tramped. When I was on the freight trains, I wasn't looking for work. I was looking to go from place to place without paying any money.
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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He who would not be idle, let him fall in love.
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On paper I would be a rather bold individual in our culture.
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I know it's a guy thing to chest bump, but me and my dancers chest bump before hitting the stage. Not too hard though...ouch!
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Of course there are times when I think, 'I'd be better out of this.'
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What is needed in the theater, in fact for all our art forms, is a vibrant critical tradition.
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In his enigmatic and cunning story 'The Crown of Feathers,' Isaac Bashevis Singer refuses to produce uncontradictory evidence of God's will but rather mixes all signals, jams the evidence, stalls every conclusion.
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I'm liberal on every social aspect, probably. More liberal than people would even believe. But there's still some of that Texas in me, as far as the gun debate. I wish there were no guns; I'm all for gun restrictions. But I'm also of the mind-set, if nothing changes, I'm getting a gun.
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Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
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For women who turn to welfare, Big Brother becomes Husband.
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When clients come to my design agency and say 'I want to be the Apple of this or that,' we say 'Okay, are you ready to be the Steve Jobs?' Few are up to the task.
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We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story.
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It took me a really long time to finally feel good about saying, 'Yes, I'm an actor. I chose to do this. I'm doing this.'
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We believe that the vote would have been close. We regret that in the face of an explicit threat to veto by a permanent member, the vote-counting became a secondary consideration.
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I've known I wanted to do this ever since I was a little kid and I used to get in trouble at church for goofing off all the time: mocking the preacher, imitating people and the things they did. I later learned my mother used to be just as goofy as I was when she was younger. I mean, Eddie Murphy in 'Coming to America?' My hero.
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If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am.
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From the director's point of view, it's infinitely easier to do violence than to do a good dramatic scene.
