Eriq La Salle (Erik Ki La Salle) Quotes

The films that have influenced me and the films that have motivated me and inspired me were films that resonated, films that made me think after I saw them.

Eriq La Salle

• Film
• Inspired
• Made
• Motivated
• Saws

• Previous
• Next

Quotes to Explore

• That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.

  

  J. C. Chandor
  • Long
  • Way
  • Film

• I'm confident, motivated.

  

  Rafael dos Anjos
  • Motivated
  • Confident

• My first film is coming out, and it's in 3D, and it's 'The Hobbit,' so it's a bit weird.

  

  Adam Brown
  • Film
  • Weird
  • First

• I've only used my own voice about four times on film.

  

  Ian Hart
  • Film
  • Voice
  • Own

• In most cases, the news is not really news. But in some cases, discoveries are made and should be listened to.

  

  Dan Shechtman
  • Should
  • Made
  • News

• I know actors come around and they always talk like that, but I don't do publicity if I don't like the film.

  

  Barbara Hershey
  • Know
  • Like
  • Film

• By the time we've made it, we've had it.

  

  Malcolm Forbes
  • Time
  • Made
  • By The Time

• So, it's nice to know that you've inspired someone to do their life's work.

  

  Wanda Jackson
  • Life
  • Work
  • Know

• Film is much more visual, a scene is typically a lot shorter, you're dealing with a lot more characters, a lot more locations, and you're able to rely on things that you just can never do on the stage.

  

  Beau Willimon
  • You
  • Film
  • Just

• 'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.

  

  Adam McKay
  • Movies
  • Made
  • Ever

• Beautiful film music can be made relevant to any period.

  

  A. R. Rahman
  • Music
  • Beautiful
  • Film

• Today too, the most important issue in the world is Palestine. If a war breaks out in Iraq, we believe it is due to the provocation of the Zionists. If it happens in Afghanistan, it is because of their provocation. If Sudan is oppressed, it is due to Zionist seduction. We consider all the arrogant, colonialist schemes to be inspired by the Zionists.

  

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
  • World
  • Believe
  • Important

• The Rhapsody is not a composition at all. It's a string of separate paragraphs stuck together - with a thin paste of flour and water… I don’t think there has been such an inspired melodist on this earth since Tchaikovsky… but if you want to speak of a composer, that's another matter.

  

  Leonard Bernstein
  • Together
  • Earth
  • Water

• Some big actresses told me a few things that inspired me. One said that the biggest challenge for a female actress was to make sure they are not profoundly bored. Another told me to just do whatever you want - do anything.

  

  Elizabeth Banks
  • Challenge
  • Inspired
  • Bored

• One of the nice things about songwriting is you can be inspired by absolutely anything.

  

  Jens Lekman
  • Nice
  • Inspired

• I don't think people do anything out of fear very well. So I think the only choice is to have them intrinsically motivated.

  

  David M. Kelley
  • People
  • Fear
  • Motivated

• I have been motivated by this idea since I was a kid that if we invented machines that were created in the way that people are - were aware, have free will, inventive machines, machines that would be geniuses - potentially, they could reinvent themselves. They're not just applying it to other things - they could actually redesign themselves.

  

  David Hanson
  • People
  • Free
  • Motivated

• I write a lot more when I'm happy, because you're hopeful, you're motivated.

  

  Andrew Bird
  • Happy
  • Motivated

• Although I may seem the same to other people, to me each thing I produce is a new expression and I always make each work from a new interest. It's like a painter who always paints same rose.

  

  Yasujirō Ozu
  • Work
  • Film
  • Expression

• Jon Kyl did a really good job of presenting a case and moving issues. John McCain probably is one of the more effective legislators, getting things on through the process. I always thought, too - and this may seem kind of odd - Richard Shelby was just an effective guy a lot of times at stopping things.

  

  Sam Brownback
  • Good
  • May
  • Job

• My eating is pretty consistent. I like Greek yogurt for breakfast. I eat two giant salads a day, a broiled meat or fish, and a dark green vegetable at every meal.

  

  Veronica Webb
  • Pretty
  • Day
  • Dark

• I think that's what makes a great show: when the performers onstage aren't putting on a show, they're legitimately just having a freaking awesome time.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Time
  • Great
  • Awesome

• Your career, interests and relationships are important, but they are only important insofar as they lead you toward a deeper understanding of yourself. Otherwise, they are irrelevant.

  

  A. H. Almaas
  • Important
  • Career
  • Understanding

• The films that have influenced me and the films that have motivated me and inspired me were films that resonated, films that made me think after I saw them.

  

  Eriq La Salle
  • Film
  • Inspired
  • Made