Jonathan Demme Quotes
When I saw Justin in 'The Social Network', I became deeply obsessed with the desire to work with him and reached out to Justin. When we met, we talked about a couple of things I was working on that did not come to fruition, but it gave us a meeting.
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There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred and desecrated places. My belief is that the world and our life in it are conditional gifts.
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Well, one of my favorite ones to work on - besides just about any scene from 'Deadwood' - was my scene with Brad Pitt in 'Assassination of Jesse James'. That was just a fun day.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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My dream role is Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.
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Unfortunately, America doesn't have a minister of culture, and I don't understand why. It's really bad for young people.
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No good actor ever stops learning. He is constantly evolving.
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I love Brazilians. Brazilians ought to be made compulsory at 15.
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I have this data bank garbage can in the back of my head that is an emotional collection of events that have occurred in my life.
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I don't understand people who dream in black and white. I just don't get it. My dreams have always been vivid color.
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If you want to be happy, make others happy!
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Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody's piano playing in my living room has on the book I am reading.
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I had almost three acres of land in Beverly Hills. And I had a big atrium of chickens because I love that feeling of being in the country and living from the soil.
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My first tour I was on the road for 18 months. You're just out there promoting.
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Part of what's so tricky in a film that's two hours long is how many themes can you effectively explore.
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Fools are more to be feared than the wicked.
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How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child.
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We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth.
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I find that with any good run on a show with good writers, they put something on paper, and you put something back on film, and that affects what they put on the paper the next time.
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I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least they got that.
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I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man.
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The American dream always meant that anybody willing to put in a hard day's work could make a decent living. That's just not true anymore for people without at least some post-high school education.
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One man's wage increase is another man's price increase.
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If the enemy is the invading party, we can cut his line of communications and occupy the roads by which he will have to return; if we are the invaders, we may direct our attack against the sovereign himself.
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When I saw Justin in 'The Social Network', I became deeply obsessed with the desire to work with him and reached out to Justin. When we met, we talked about a couple of things I was working on that did not come to fruition, but it gave us a meeting.
