Stephen McHattie (Stephen McHattie Smith) Quotes
I'm not sure I like making movies that my kids can't go to, but that's just how it is.
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Most of my friends from college became dental hygienists or went into retail, a lot went into sales. They all started getting married and having kids and buying homes and I was still living like a college student.
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I don't have a lot of patience for boring arthouse movies.
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I didn't do the typical things that young kids do.
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Kids should be naughty and go through that rebellious phase I didn't have.
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I can still do clothing, movies, cartoons. I'mma get mine regardless. Whether I put an album out or not, I'm still gonna see a check.
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War is society's dirty work, usually done by kids cleaning up failures perpetrated by adults.
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I don't need to write comics for a living. I have movies and TV for that. I write comics for one reason and one reason only: I love comics. I love the form, the structure, the storytelling process, I love everything about it.
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There are so many movies people make just to make money.
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Just as we send young American Jews to Israel through the Birthright program, we need to also consider a 'reverse Birthright' for Israeli kids to come see America.
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There's nothing better than going to the movies and going into another world, and forgetting about everything that's happening outside.
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When so much money is involved in these movies, someone somewhere is going to try to screw you.
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If your kids attend school and grades are up that will make $1,000 contributions to some 10,000 kids across the country, are challenging kids to learn foreign languages or challenging kids to get summer jobs or seek summer enrichment opportunities?
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I've made movies that cost less than one car chase.
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That three-foot putt is tough for me right now! I'm not making too many putts.
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I went to a Catholic school with 40 kids total. There were no cliques, but I suppose I was the 'sporty good girl.'
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The problem with public school is not overcrowding in the classroom. The problem is not teacher unions. The problem is not underfunding or lack of computer equipment. The problem is your damn kids.
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I know I'm going to send my three kids off to college someday. I know my parents will pass away someday. It's one thing to say, 'I'll be able to deal with that day when it comes,' and it's another thing to find yourself at that day, dealing with it.
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With the Internet, kids today learn things quicker than we do and they have everything there is to see, so you have to do more than just remake some old '70s film.
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If it weren't for baseball, many kids wouldn't know what a millionaire looked like.
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I'm not staid and unbiased here. I have certain biases I want to convey, and if you disagree, that's fine.
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Dig a trench through a landfill and you will see layers of phone books like geographical strata or layers of cake.... During a recent landfill dig in Phoenix, I found newspapers dating from 1952 that looked so fresh you might read one over breakfast.
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When I went from being an academic to being a member of the community of writers some of my former colleagues did look on me with a certain resentment.
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'Fine dining.' I'd love to know who coined the term and whether they meant it to be as offputting as it is. The words evoke an idea of phoney refinement, of needless flummery, snooty waiters, and an atmosphere designed to intimidate the customer.
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I'm not sure I like making movies that my kids can't go to, but that's just how it is.
