Rainer Werner Fassbinder Quotes
Every decent director has only one subject, and finally only makes the same film over and over again. My subject is the exploitability of feelings, whoever might be the one exploiting them. It never ends. It's a permanent theme. Whether the state exploits patriotism, or whether in a couple relationship, one partner destroys the other.
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I realised that you couldn't use the tools of yesterday to communicate today's world. Basically, that was the big light that went on in my head.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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I was promised on a time - to have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.
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My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
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Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.
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What makes me happy is having a really nice day out with my mum, or getting better at something I've been working hard at.
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I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
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I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.
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My job was to get a fair and open hearing to all ideas.
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I don't think there is much American music.
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It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have to shut it.
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There are parts of me that I feel are beautiful, but they don't have anything to do with my nose.
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I feel great physically. I feel really good.
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You go from thinking of yourself as primarily an individual to suddenly being a mother, first and foremost.
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I've covered the White House and been yelled at by presidents.
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If we want to recruit and retain high-quality teachers, it starts with a fair wage, adequate working conditions, and the resources and support to succeed. Remember: teachers' working conditions are students' learning conditions.
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I love going back and forth from drama to comedy. I love switching it around and showing people that I can do both.
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I tend to stay out of the public eye a little, compared to some of my peers.
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It's food too fine for angels, yet come, take and eat thy fill!
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I've told the kids in the ghettos that violence won't solve their problems, but then they ask me, and rightly so; "Why does the government use massive doses of violence to bring about the change it wants in the world?" After this I knew that I could no longer speak against the violence in the ghettos without also speaking against the violence of my government.
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I wouldn't not want to be a director and write as I wouldn't not to want to be a writer and direct movies.
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I had a chance to choose a couple different places and, well, I grew up - I was a small-town kid from Illinois, so No. 1, just trying to win a championship for my home state.
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Every decent director has only one subject, and finally only makes the same film over and over again. My subject is the exploitability of feelings, whoever might be the one exploiting them. It never ends. It's a permanent theme. Whether the state exploits patriotism, or whether in a couple relationship, one partner destroys the other.
