David Shapiro Quotes
I don't necessarily believe in the ideology of cinema verité. I think by the very fact that you have a camera there you are affecting the story and you are influencing it.
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CNN is getting smarter, and you can feel it in the stories, you can feel it in the depth with which they're covered, the kinds of people in terms of guests who are brought on air, the way in which issues are discussed.
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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It is my first preference to do films with social significance. Art cinema has given me credibility and status as an actor, but commercial cinema has given me a comfortable living.
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Part of America's greatness is its willingness to care for those who are truly in need. But those who defraud the system take money and resources away not only from American taxpayers but also from those who truly need help.
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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The formula for achieving middle-class success is simple: Finish high school; don't have a child before the age of 20; and get married before having the child.
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A lot of times, we look at jazz in eras. How can we not keep those eras separate and think of the language as one complete continuum? It's all interrelated, and it's all evolutionary.
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To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.
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I love Brazilians. Brazilians ought to be made compulsory at 15.
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The truth is, I have more money than I'm interested in spending. Everyone in my family is taken care of.
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By a lie, a man... annihilates his dignity as a man.
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All the best parts of art come from pain turned to celebration.
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We must remember that as the centuries go by, time will pass.
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I'm not an easygoing guy as a director.
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To expect for me to be one-way every time you see me is to expect me to be a one-dimensional man, which I've never been. I've always applauded my efforts to be diverse and multi-faceted.
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I like musicals and I love music.
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When you're around me and really see that all I do is live and breathe for my work, it's not strange, it's just Gaga.
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Cricket is my life. Before the cancer, I was happy-go-lucky. I used to think about my career and worry about the future. But post it, my thinking has completely changed. I'm happy to eat and breathe normally. I'm happy to have my life back.
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Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.
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Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.
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I'm pretty ruthless about that; I think when you sign over your story, you sign over your story.
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If a person is in front of a camera, they're acting. It's not possible to live in front of a camera.
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I like to be loved or hated – I don't like mediocre. So I'd rather have the entire crowd hate me than to have 90% hate me.
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I don't necessarily believe in the ideology of cinema verité. I think by the very fact that you have a camera there you are affecting the story and you are influencing it.
