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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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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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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It's really hard not to fall into that trap of insecurity when you're a model. Beforehand, I never looked at myself in a huge monitor with 30 people around it every day.
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Writing, more than any other art, is indexed to the worthiness of the self because it is identified in people's minds with emotion.
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Arnold has had his spokesman call me a crackpot. That was a mistake.
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When I want to relax, I plop down on my couch and watch some great movie, usually a British drama - anything with Colin Firth.
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I wanted to be a landscape architect, but I trained as a teacher; I worked in publishing; I was a waitress.
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I want to win and I want to be in office.
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I've seen it personally that people have a natural sensibility to Arabic script. I don't know it if it's because of the shape, I don't know what it is in this script that makes it so universal. But even if you don't understand it, you still have this feeling; you can feel the piece of art in front of you.
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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.'
