Terry Zwigoff Quotes
Because I found myself telling the story of his family to people without the visual aids that I was able to employ by filming them eventually. But I very much knew exactly what I was going to do.
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When my mother got home from work, she would take me to the movies. It was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I'd go home and act all the parts. It had a tremendous influence on my becoming an actor.
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Religious apologists complain bitterly that atheists and secularists are aggressive and hostile in their criticism of them. I always say: look, when you guys were in charge, you didn't argue with us, you just burnt us at the stake. Now what we're doing is, we're presenting you with some arguments and some challenging questions, and you complain.
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We were all monsters and bastards, and we were all beautiful.
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Being attentive to inequality and not tone deaf to it. But offering prescriptions that are actually going to help folks in communities that feel forgotten. That's going to be our most important strategy. And I think we can successfully do that.
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A refugee population is hungry for language and aware that anything can happen.
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I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you.
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I would never, ever in my life say, 'I want to go to Washington to heal the soul of Washington.'
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My wife only has sex with me for a purpose. Last night it was to time an egg.
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Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
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That which shrinks must first expand.
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There's a throne in each life big enough for only one. Christ may be on that throne, or money may be. But both cannot occupy it.
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These days, you have to have a gimmick to do the weather. You have to have an act.
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Take heed lest passion sway Thy judgement to do aught, which else free will Would not admit.
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There's a lot of great writing, and characters, and stories being told in television nowadays. And much more than there used to be. The opportunities to tell stories, because of the opportunities to show content. And so it's drawing actors from cinema, movie actors, actors to where there's a lot of opportunities to where you can tell stories.
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The ways in which people treat animals will be reflected in how people relate to one another.
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Both Josh and Noah are capable of rushing for 1,000 yards. We know that. Josh is a great reader. He makes good decisions on cuts. Noah is extremely quick, a real slasher.
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Because I found myself telling the story of his family to people without the visual aids that I was able to employ by filming them eventually. But I very much knew exactly what I was going to do.
