Abel Ferrara Quotes
But I'm never gonna get to a point in my life where what it costs to shoot a movie is going to determine what it is. The limits of my imagination is the only thing that's gonna stop me.
Quotes to Explore
-
I think a lot of young girls see actresses, and they think of red carpets, and they think of 'Us Weekly,' and they don't really think about the breaking down of a script and what that requires and what you would need to pull it off.
-
I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
-
I put everything I think is sexy into my shoes.
-
Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.
-
I like being my age. I kind of have a political thing about it.
-
The only thing simple about the past is that it's not now.
-
Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
-
Even as a 10-year-old, I remember trying to explain to my mother and stepfather how upset and frustrated a messy room made me. But they just couldn't grasp it. They wanted me to be playing with baseballs and frogs while I wanted to be scouring garage sales.
-
My father is actually a quarry man - he deals in stone. He also at one point had a lot of sheep, he owned a sheep farm, but primarily the family business was in stone.
-
By keeping the annuities, we could build up a national industry every years as big as the Shannon Scheme.
-
My schedule is so crazy.
-
I'm a conservative Republican, small-business guy, married to same gal - love of my life - for 36 years. Strong family man, deacon at my church; I believe in America. I know government is not the answer; individual liberty and personal responsibility is the answer.
-
My parents would have loved it if my brother or I had become a doctor or lawyer.
-
I cannot even remember a time before being conscious of James Bond.
-
If a topic hits me, I'll start going on it. But you can't force it.
-
With any kind of mean girl, or anyone who bullies anyone, there's always a reason for it. There is that sadness in them or insecurity that makes them feel like they need to act out or hurt other people.
-
We want to be two-way players; that's the best thing.
-
It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.
-
The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
-
Governments are suspicious of literature because it is a force that eludes them.
-
Hiding is for amateurs.
-
Good movies are what I wait my whole life for.
-
I've discovered my Jewishness late in life. And I've really enjoyed exploring that world.
-
But I'm never gonna get to a point in my life where what it costs to shoot a movie is going to determine what it is. The limits of my imagination is the only thing that's gonna stop me.
