William Devane Quotes
Writers are not always right however, but then again, I've been on shows where the actors have complete control and change everything and it's terrible.
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It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos.
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I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.
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Theatre demands different muscles and different aspects of one's personality.
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We rarely grow when we're happy, we grow when we hurt.
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If you want to do something, what does it matter where you are ranked?
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It usually starts with the director and any other creatives who may be involved at the start. It's a collaboration. I bring what I have naturally and, hopefully, what they cast me for, and then we start playing and tweaking until we have what they feel's right. It helps to have some artwork to inspire me, but I don't always get that luxury.
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America is a world leader, but we should not be its policeman or ATM.
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The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution.
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I'm not in charge of judgments in Iran. The judicial system in Iran is an independent body of its own, and it follows the laws, and it must operate according to the law.
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I don't need to sell tons of records, but I want longevity. I want to make music for the rest of my life.
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I want a girlfriend who eats as much as I do, which is a lot.
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For me, there is no hope without faith. Faith is a higher good. Faith in our divinity.
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But, I do think, on a very simplistic level, that we can project onto dogs because they are so innocent. They don't come with a lot of baggage.
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Studios and networks who ignore either shift - whether the increasing sophistication of storytelling, or the constantly shifting sands of technological advancement - will be left behind.
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I'm aware that, from the outside, this looks like I've got quite an ego.
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Anyone with a internet connection and an idea can develop an audience
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When I finally make up my mind that I want to do something, it's never been hard for me to do.
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No man has a right in America to treat any other man "tolerantly" for tolerance is the assumption of superiority. Our liberties are equal rights of every citizen.
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I learned a lot from Clint [Eastwood], who's an extremely economic director. I learned a lot from Michael Winterbottom, who really gave a lot of trust in the actors and allowed them to live in the space instead of trying to manipulate and make it too set and too staged. Working with [Robert] De Niro taught me a lot of being an actors' director and what that is. I've learned a lot from pretty much everybody. Hopefully I've picked up something from everybody I've worked with.
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Remuneration! O! That's the Latin word for three farthings
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It's interesting for me to do the commentary with the actors because, as a director, you're so in your own world that you see it from your perspective, your issues and what you were trying to do, and then it's really very fun to hear their perspective on how it was to do a particular scene or how they felt, and sometimes, I didn't even know that, at the time.
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Writers are not always right however, but then again, I've been on shows where the actors have complete control and change everything and it's terrible.
