William Friedkin Quotes
There are films that I've made that I like a little bit more than the others. But the films that I mostly watch, and see over and over again, are not my own.
Quotes to Explore
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I look at 'Death Proof' and realize I had too much time.
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I think acting, for me, is about play. It's about time, and it's about feeling, like there's a story to tell and I can tell it through my body and my voice.
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I just cannot imagine why anyone would want to be really famous. You go to a restaurant and people are pointing at you and they talk about you and they whisper and it is very disconcerting; it is a very odd feeling.
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I like my house to be unique to me. Sure, I've bought plenty of things out of a catalog, but the way I put them together in my home is special. You might have bought your sofa at a major home decorating store, but the rug you found at the flea market is so unique, it takes your room from 'carbon copy' to 'simply yours' in no time.
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I always like to sing barefoot.
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I am pretty self-indulgent.
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In my personal life, I would just feel like, I will always be cool with everyone.
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It's not ideal to always be one eye on the Blackberry and two arms around my children. For the sake of mothers out there who don't have the Blackberry but do have the children and are hoping someone will be raising their voice on their behalf, it's a great privilege.
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The gruesomeness of 'Death Line' was an absolute necessity for me to bring up the political content of the film. I wanted to show how devastating class distinction could be.
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Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely be escaped without a wound: great debts are like cannon; of loud noise, but little danger.
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To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
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I'm not one of these million-dollar actors. I have always been just a working actor. I probably work more than I would like to.
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No characters in 'Stay Close,' including the leads, are black and white. I want them to be grey. I think that makes for a much more interesting reading experience, something that will stay with you a little bit longer.
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Man, it seems to me, is not in history: he is history.
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We talk on principal, but act on motivation.
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I was just a goofy little funny kid, who was always getting sent to the principal. It wasn't serious because I was smart. I wasn't like a true troublemaker, just rambunctious - like, talkative and trying to be funny. That was me in middle-school.
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I love love stories, no matter how dark.
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I could play for the worst team if they paid the most... If the last-place team offers $200 million and the first-place team offers $10, I'm going to go for the $200-million no matter what team it was.
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The tone is so important to a film, and that tone can really make something fall or succeed.
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I did the film because it is a personal thing for me. Besides its production values as a film, it has its story, its intrigue, its drama.
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Jon Hamm is such an amazing co-star. He used to set the tune of the scenes so easily, and in his free time, he didn't mind giving us cues. We picked up a lot from him.
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Christian living does not mean to be good but to become good; not to be well, but to get well; not being but becoming; nor rest but training. We are not yet, but we shall be. It has not yet happened, but it is the way. Not everything shines and sparkles as yet, but everything is getting better.
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There are films that I've made that I like a little bit more than the others. But the films that I mostly watch, and see over and over again, are not my own.
