Todd Solondz Quotes
That is definitely a misunderstanding between me and a part of my audience. To be honest, I am often unsettled by the responses some people have had to my movies, and that includes many people who like them.
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When I first moved to New York, I wanted to be a dancer. I danced professionally for years, living a hand-to-mouth existence. I never tapped into nightlife; all I knew was dancers. We went to bed early and got up early and went to free concerts at the Lincoln Center and Shakespeare in the Park.
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I feel my story has been exercised very thoroughly and very frequently.
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I do this acting thing mostly for myself. I like to make a connection and communicate with the audience to make myself feel less lonely. I also do it to develop my own character, so sometimes I do it to just be away in a certain area that I've never been to. But mostly, the story has to do something for me.
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A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
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People often believe that character causes action, but when it comes to producing moral children, we need to remember that action also shapes character.
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It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
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You know what black hatred women feel toward me as soon as they see me, until I return inside my shell, they use every possible weapon. As soon as a generous man tries to help me out, a woman is here to hold his arm and prevent him from acting.
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As the facts change, change your thesis. Don't be a stubborn mule, or you'll get killed.
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The essence of architecture is form and space, and light is the essential element to the key to architectural design, probably more important than anything. Technology and materials are secondary.
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What I do miss that I don't get anymore? You're going to think I'm crazy, but you want the truth, so here it is. The lights! I miss the spotlights. I don't mean it figuratively. I mean it literally. I love the feeling of lights.
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I am coming more and more to the conviction that the necessity of our geometry cannot be demonstrated, at least neither by, nor for, the human intellect.
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I try to shut out ideas about why you should do things. Trying to do good architecture and really designing a career? There's some attention to be paid to that, but I don't think it's everything.
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Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.
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You've got to be realistic.
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I love the French horn.
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There are not many companies in China that dare to say in public, 'We don't offer bribes', or companies that operate only by market rules.
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I really believe that all CEO pay should be voted on by shareholders ahead of time. Mine was.
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I didn't really want to be the coach who wins but the coach who educates.
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Sergeant O'Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
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Someone told me once that to create true art you must be willing to bleed and let others watch.
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For some people, a one-night stand doesn't make any difference in a seven-year love affair. I don't believe the degree of betrayal is always commensurate with the egregiousness of the behavior. They are two separate things.
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Faith is one foot on the ground, one foot in the air, and a queasy feeling in the stomach.
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Neuroscientists are finding that what passes as a typical presentation is usually the worst way to engage your audience.
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That is definitely a misunderstanding between me and a part of my audience. To be honest, I am often unsettled by the responses some people have had to my movies, and that includes many people who like them.
