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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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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I get to sing and act and write and create and produce for a living and share art with people, and I feel like a piece of that is in honor of those who came before me.
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Banjos, dobros, and acoustic guitars are not our first instruments.
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Walk a single path, becoming neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat, without forgetting caution when all is quiet or becoming frightened when danger threatens.
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Gratitude is one of the chief graces of human existence and is crowned in heaven with a consciousness of unity.
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You just have to have the right gear and a few people to put you in motion with a good aesthetic and the film will take care of itself.
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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.
