George Stevens Quotes
The audience too should be respected by being presented with a film as they remember it, and for those who have not seen it, as it was intended to be seen. Anything less is a degradation of the film and its audience.
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Today, not to take away from any of the present artists, but music has gotten a little shallow, in my opinion. Everybody's talking about the same thing: sex, money, clothes, cheating... I want to open up not necessarily better conversations, but, in my opinion, more important ones, and touch on things that are actually going on.
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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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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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Nothing is more enjoyable for me than when I'm watching a movie or a TV show and there's that sense that anything can happen. It is the most fun feeling in the world.
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If anyone comes to me, I want to lead them to Him.
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I think prom is just about enjoying yourself.
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Love is a great emotion, but I believe it's not just about romance; it could be love for nature, people, for relationships.
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We have a 25-year head start for the stories of 'Scorpion.' By the time we get to Season Two and Three, the stuff that happened because of Season One will actually fuel Season Three. So it'll become a self-sustainable show.
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Word of mouth is everything.
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I don't tend to do much with my lips. My lips are naturally very pink, so if I add any more colour, it looks like I've been smacked in the mouth!
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The Internet's proven to be a pretty big deal for global society, and Bitcoin could basically be thought of as the Internet, applied to money.
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My faith is in my colleagues. And when I meet other writers, journalists, who've been doing this for a long time, trying to make us aware of what it is that we're living in, I put my faith in those people.
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You don't set up an implicit promise from the federal government that everybody is getting bailed out.
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To grasp the true meaning of socialism, imagine a world where everything is designed by the post office, even the sleaze.
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Ten years after NAFTA, Mexico's leading export to America is still — Mexicans. America is becoming Mexamerica.
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You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream, you've got to get out there and make it happen yourself.
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The manner of the country makes the usage of life there, and the land will not be lived in except in its own fashion.
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The question we all face is what sort of culture we will live in for the rest of our lives and then hand on to the next generation - one that embraces these most basic of values, or one that collapses because of their absence.
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I always liked doing all sorts of different things. As a kid growing up, I was always drawing and painting - always doing art. But I also loved movies and music, so as I started doing everything, I liked every aspect. It's not really that I am a control freak; it's just that is what I love.
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It's clear there is an energy positive in producing ethanol.
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The audience too should be respected by being presented with a film as they remember it, and for those who have not seen it, as it was intended to be seen. Anything less is a degradation of the film and its audience.
