Tony Kushner Quotes
I go into any movie that's historical fiction thinking, 'OK, I'm here to watch a work of art, something delivering a series of opinions, and if it's a good work of art, these opinions become so deeply embedded in complexity and richness that I won't even be bothered by the opinions. I'll make my own mind up.'
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When you sing gospel you have a feeling there is a cure for what's wrong.
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Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I would love to do some theater.
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A man is what he thinks about all day long.
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I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.
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An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect symbols of the triumph of quantity over quality that the world has yet seen.
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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Before my son was born, I use to tell people that I was looking forward to no longer being the star of my own movie; then Harry came along, and it was like, 'Whoa, I'm really not!'
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One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.
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Actors are just soldiers who follow commands.
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Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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When you decide to do this kind of music then you just accept the facts.
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People ask how could I be so conservative. Well, I was born to people raised in 1889.
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Calling gender violence a women's issue is part of the problem. It gives a lot of men an excuse not to pay attention.
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The influence of teachers extends beyond the classroom, well into the future. It is they who shape and enrich the minds of the young, who touch their hearts and souls. It is they who shape a nation's future.
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When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen.
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For, were it not good that evil things should also exist, the omnipotent God would almost certainly not allow evil to be, since beyond doubt it is just as easy for Him not to allow what He does not will, as for Him to do what He will.
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I understand what it is to go through emotional trauma and retreat and go into the world of your imagination. I understand how art and music can be a place of safety in a world of reinvention.
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If a doctor said you had stomach cancer, would you consult Rush Limbaugh for a second opinion? Of course, that sounds like nonsense, but many Americans have no qualms about listening to political commentators and untrained activists when it comes to even more complex scientific questions.
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I then wrought at my trade as a tailor; carefully attended meetings for worship and discipline; and found an enlargement of gospel love in my mind, and therein a concern to visit Friends in some of the back settlements of Pennsylvania and Virginia.
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I go into any movie that's historical fiction thinking, 'OK, I'm here to watch a work of art, something delivering a series of opinions, and if it's a good work of art, these opinions become so deeply embedded in complexity and richness that I won't even be bothered by the opinions. I'll make my own mind up.'
