Roland Joffe Quotes
If the movie's well made and it's about things that count, people will ultimately see the depth in it.
Quotes to Explore
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When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.
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All I can start with is what moves me and feels like a great challenge as an actor and I think is saying something unusual or irreverent or human - honest in some way.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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Ohio has long been an embarrassment to charter-school supporters nationwide, with its trail of scandal and graft and abysmal student performance.
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I was supposed to be a doctor. I was supposed to go to Princeton. And everything I was supposed to do I didn't.
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If you want to talk about cultural appropriation, we have to go back to the Greeks.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're singers. And they just make that assumption. And so when there's a little intonation problem, people are very forgiving of them because they heard how soulful they play.
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Although my art work was heavily informed by my design work on a formal and visual level, as regards meaning and content the two practices parted ways.
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I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.
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I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and what you wrote. If something sounds good to you 12 months after you recorded it then chances are pretty good that there's something valuable about the part or the song.
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The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.
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Oh my gosh, if I could be on '30 Rock', my life would be made. That is my favorite show. My absolute favorite show.
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We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.
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People have a right to violence, to rebel, to fight back.
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If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.
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I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.
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Things you create with your mind are always part of your postmortal life, whether they seem real or not.
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I'm not at all sure that Israel can determine what happens in Palestine, the Palestinian territories.
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One of the greatest struggles of becoming an adult is figuring out what you want to do and what makes you happy. The courageous thing is to stick with it and see it through and see if you were correct.
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I've been surprised at how much an unknown like myself can accomplish just by reaching out to people and pleading my case. Quotes for the book cover, reviews and interviews, readings and radio appearances - all this by simply moving ahead and making contact with folks I thought might enjoy the writing.
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The protagonists that I've played tend to be people who make trouble. Or even if they don't make it, they certainly disrupt things. It's fun to do that in life as well. But I don't think I ever played myself.
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If the movie's well made and it's about things that count, people will ultimately see the depth in it.
