Ira Sachs Quotes
You can understand why good publicists go on to run distribution companies: because the creativity involved is complex and nuanced.

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I want people to get over the stigma about hemp. These seeds can't make you high, but they will make you feel good.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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Everyone can do a character the way they want to do it, unless the director tells them not to, which isn't very common. I like to do my characters, if it's not specific in the script, as myself.
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I really enjoy English and poetry and writing classes.
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Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?
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I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.
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The climate has been changing since there was a climate.
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Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The effect has been to transfer the disparity from the judge to the prosecutor allowing for a great deal of leeway on indictments.
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I've got to be honest, there's no pleasure when you're working.
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The thing is, people can't complain about profit-oriented moves if they're only interested in profit themselves. You can't have it both ways. If they're willing to polish up a gift and sell it to make money, they can't really complain about the fact that somebody above them has sold them down the river. That's the way it goes.
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My roles in the '80s were, like, gender dysphoric. I wasn't pretty, I wasn't this, I wasn't that. And I am kind of butchy, you know. That's just my thing.
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Killing people because you don't like their ideas - it's a bad thing.
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I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.
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We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.
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When I was a kid, there was always food to be had on the street in Jerusalem, but anything above a falafel stand was mediocre or worse.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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'Moonlight' is a project that resonated with me more than anything else. I wouldn't have done 'Luke Cage' if they hadn't made time for 'Moonlight.'
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When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised.
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I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.
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I've played all these extreme guys, but playing an everyman type has its own challenges.
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Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy.
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When you're in your young 20s, you know you can play good golf into your mid-40s. That's a lot of time to get better each and every year and achieve your goals. As long as you know you're making strides along the way, you'll get there eventually.
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Where there is clarity, there is no choice. And where there is choice, there is misery. But then, why should I speak, since I know nothing?
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You can understand why good publicists go on to run distribution companies: because the creativity involved is complex and nuanced.