Andrew Sarris Quotes
I've always said to people that auteurism is nice, but it's hypothetical, and gradually you learn how much or how little influence different directors had.
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I'm not a power person. I like everyone to be on an equal footing.
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As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.
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Starting in business is like getting married... there is really no good time and no bad time. The time is now.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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I plan to go to university - but for sure, acting is what I want to do. It's a hard business, but I believe in my heart that I'll be doing it for a very long time.
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At my father's request I took up the study of law at the University of Zurich In 1863.
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There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.
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On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves outrageous bonuses underwritten by the taxpayer. There is much public anger about banks and it is well deserved.
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I hope everybody enjoys our input on 'Black Water' - it sure was a lot of fun getting to record it.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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I don't ever want to be a person that I'm not. A lot of girls fall into the trap where they are trying to impress other people, and that's the time when they lose themselves.
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My view is that while you do occasionally have differences you ought to have a process where you can sit down and talk about things. How else do you solve problems?
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Whatever we put our attention on will grow stronger in our life.
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A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!
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My role as goodwill ambassador has made my work as a film star relatively dull. I can`t find anything that interests me enough to go back to work. I`m simply not excited about anything. I`m not excited about going to a film set.
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It's always an honor to represent your country.
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I'm a bit insane when it comes to doing my own stunts and getting down and dirty. It's fun, you know? It's things I wouldn't normally do in my real life, so when I go to work and get to beat people up and shoot guns and get waterboarded, those are things I find completely interesting.
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People hold on to what they like. They discard what they don't...
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Thank goodness we don't live in medieval times, when people fought wars over ideas.
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I've always said to people that auteurism is nice, but it's hypothetical, and gradually you learn how much or how little influence different directors had.
