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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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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There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
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What I've tried to do in my stage magic is to take a trick and give it an emotional hook.
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All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination.
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People don't want to serve apprenticeships any more. Kids expect to be paid and treated really well and all that guff before they've achieved anything. It doesn't work like that. You have to spend five or six years being relatively rubbish and put up with it. For that you don't deserve to be getting lottery money.
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But we made a decision based on the fact that we have been up there a long time and that we feel that the seniority is important to the people of Louisiana.
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The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield.
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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.
