Paolo Sorrentino Quotes
The thing is, even though you think a lot about your movie, and there's a lot of preparation behind it, the final end result completely goes beyond it. It's not something you're aware of.
Quotes to Explore
-
I think 'North by Northwest' and 'Rope' and Rear Window' and 'Psycho' are on my list of favorite all time movies. I just think his kind of command as a director was almost unparalleled, and I feel like in certain ways the sort of character-based thriller owes more to Hitchcock than anyone.
-
I think of other artists as generous when I get inspired by their work. That's why I like curating. You don't want to take someone else's art and have your way with it. You've got to be respectful of them.
-
I like to think I'm a role model for women. But I also don't like to just limit it to women. I like to think I'm a role model for human beings in general.
-
I think the mental victory is worth it as much as a gold medal.
-
It's hard to say how certain stories just punch us in the heart and the brain at the same time at the end. I suppose that's what we're all looking for. But each story has its own valence, its own way of saying goodbye to you.
-
I've had those people very interested in my writing. Since I think of myself as a composer, I feel really good. I've had lots of guys call me up. I've gotten two or three commissions to write things. I've written lots of movie scores.
-
It's a lot of work and I also feel like I've done it. I miss comedy. And I also think that, from purely a logistical standpoint, that the day-to-day schedule on a comedy allows you to have a life, much more of a life, than on a drama.
-
The moment you sense someone is making something because they think people are gonna buy it or like it, it's just so phony! The public has a nose for phony like nobody else.
-
I don't think arrested-adolescent humor will fade. Maybe the form will change, but I guarantee its replacement will still be based in immature behavior from mature figures.
-
It's that preparation that goes into each week. We have a term: 'Trust your training, trust your teammate, and trust yourself.'
-
I always think the insecurity is going to go away, but it's always there. Only bad writers think they're good.
-
If I ever have children of my own, they will read 'Matilda.' They will watch the movie. And you can bet they will see 'Matilda: The Musical.'
-
I think a lot of people think I'm doing kind of a character onstage, but what you're really getting is just me.
-
I think Detroit is where muscle meets brains.
-
I had wanted to place the Eye-in-the-Sea at an oasis on the bottom of the ocean, in some site rich with life that was likely to be patrolled by large predators. The first time I got to test the camera at such a place was in 2004, in the north end of the Gulf of Mexico, at an amazing location called the brine pool.
-
I think everyone in Hollywood works on multiple things because you never know what's going to happen with your projects.
-
I think that civil rights issues take a lot of time to develop.
-
I think I'd like to be one of those eccentric 80-year-old women.
-
I think that 'The Shield' was a phenomenal series finale.
-
I think that therapy is great and can be incredibly helpful.
-
I'm a huge, huge sports fan, and Marquette basketball is my No. 1 thing.
-
I've never pretended that I'm not female and vulnerable. To me, it's just being honest.
-
I like light, color, luminosity. I like things full of color and vibrant.
-
The thing is, even though you think a lot about your movie, and there's a lot of preparation behind it, the final end result completely goes beyond it. It's not something you're aware of.
