Sidney Lumet (Sidney Arthur Lumet) Quotes
If I don't have a script I adore, I do one I like. If I don't have one I like, I do one that has an actor I like or that presents some technical challenge.
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'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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If I had to study and work hard, it would have to have the reward of a lot of cash.
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I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order.
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I can hardly eat meat because it has to look like something what it was not when it was alive.
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'Drive' is a genre piece, and a lot of times we don't get really sophisticated genre films.
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Reading is a free practice. I think the readers are free to begin by the books where they want to. They don't have to be led in their reading.
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I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest.
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The biggest thrill in the world is entertaining the public, there is no bigger thrill than that.
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I leave it up to the government to make good decisions for Americans.
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
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Having money has given me a certain freedom, but being in the public eye has taken away a lot.
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I've learned to be more accepting of myself. I'm 37, not 18, and I've got the lines to prove it. I try to remind myself that a girl can have it all, just not all at once.
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I think people like it when you have a bit of personality.
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I think I'm going to have a lot of trouble.
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Two young actresses I admire are Emma Stone and Emma Watson, because they are intelligent, talented actresses and have a great sense of humor. They have learned to balance what they love in life - acting, school and everything else.
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I'm very fortunate. I have a wonderful family, lots of hobbies and athletic pursuits. I always wanted to have a very well-rounded life.
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When I was in high school, I was lucky enough to be an exchange student to a small town in Argentina called Goya.
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You play a part, and as soon as a movie is over and the camera stops, you go home and you're not really responsible for what you've done.
Nastassja Kinski
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I wanted to deliver babies and become a midwife. I think childbirth is one of the most amazing things you could ever experience, and I loved working with people and seeing the joys in family when they welcome a new member to it. It really brought me joy to be around that.
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It isn't that some gay will get some rights. It's that everyone else in our state will lose rights. For instance, parents will lose the right to protect and direct the upbringing of their children. Because our K-12 public school system, of which ninety per cent of all youth are in the public school system, they will be required to learn that homosexuality is normal, equal and perhaps you should try it. And that will occur immediately, that all schools will begin teaching homosexuality.
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With every character, you alter, you can’t be attached to your own identity.
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I have been fortunate to experience a wide range of characters. What more can an actor ask for?
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If I don't have a script I adore, I do one I like. If I don't have one I like, I do one that has an actor I like or that presents some technical challenge.
