Andre Ovredal Quotes
I have to be strong about my own tastes because I think that's what the director's job is.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.
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I think that as you grow up, as you get older, we can't get bitter, we can't get jaded.
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Whenever a film allows you to think and feel and take it beyond the moment, I think it's achieved something. And 'Funny Games' does that.
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I'm not actually even a very good singer. I'm not.
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I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.
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Being gay myself, I'm naturally drawn to the interactions between men rather than men and women.
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I love comedy because I'm naturally a very silly person.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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After 9/11, I changed a lot of the ways I viewed the world. I realized my comedy and my politics and my view of the world did not match. I had to start writing from my heart.
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You become what you believe, not what you think or what you want.
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Inspiration is God making contact with itself.
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The truth is, sex doesn't mean that much to me now.
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Your goal as a candidate - define others before they can define you.
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Americans are xenophobic, they will believe their own people rather than the adversary, even a friendly enemy voice.
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When I was nine, I was singing western swing: Roy Rogers and Patsy Cline. It got me noticed because no one my age was doing it, but it made me feel inferior because none of my friends could relate to it.
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I loved the writing process. I loved it.
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My children are grown now, they are more independent.
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Sometimes I play guitar like a frustrated drummer.
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You are not just, "This is the way I play it every night." You are constantly finding new ways in, new attacks, "I want to try it this way. Maybe this scene is affecting that scene. I want to attack this scene differently."
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I get them auditions from time to time, and I sometimes get auditions for big dramas, and I often think, well, I'm not going to get that part. This was a big surprise - it was The X-Files.
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When a monk takes a vow of silence, is he still allowed to post messages on the Internet? Chances are God won't find out. Being ancient, God probably can't work computers. He holds the mouse gingerly, like it's made of fine china.
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His generals were ready; his sons were. It remained to be seen whether the Arab nations were ready to meet them in war. In their arrogance, they had invited annihilation.
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The father hesitated only a moment. He felt the vague pain in his chest. If I run, he thought, what will happen? Is Death important? No. Everything that happens before Death is what counts. And we've done fine tonight. Even Death can't spoil it.
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I have to be strong about my own tastes because I think that's what the director's job is.
