Ned Tanen Quotes
There's nothing like a hit movie to make you think you're one of the chosen people. It's amazing how smart we are the morning after a hit opens.
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Nothing is over and done with. Nothing. Not even your malice.
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I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
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I hate the domestic life.
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The only thing documentary filmmakers have to work with, at least the way I make films, is trust. That's been true of everyone from James Carville and George Stephanopoulos to the kids in 'American High' to the soldiers in 'Military Diaries' to Anna Wintour to Dick Cheney.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out there that I'm hoping my style has become a little more sophisticated.
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I believe that everything has a shelf life.
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I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.
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You realize when you're pregnant how lucky you are to have access to medical care.
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I, myself, I am not interested in reality television; just me, myself, speaking.
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We are filmmakers, and we are specifically trying to entertain people.
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Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations.
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The primary goal of management education was, as originally conceived, to impart knowledge that could be applied to a variety of real-world business situations.
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All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
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Life continues to be difficult. It always will be because that's just life. But I am so glad I have put some happiness into the world.
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Show me the country that has no strikes and I'll show you the country in which there is no liberty.
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Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time.
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That's a comic cover's job: Attract someone's attention and persuade them to try the issue out.
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What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.
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I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
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I'm crazy lucky. I was trying to be a filmmaker. I was doing Second City classes as a way to be creative. I was a PA for a long time. I was working as an assistant editor on 'Iron Chef America' when I got 'SNL.' It was one of those situations where you're concentrating in one thing and the peripheral thing popped.
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Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.
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This uprising of 1976-77 was, of course, the historic watershed... Within a short period of time, it propelled into the forefront of our struggle millions of young people.
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There's nothing like a hit movie to make you think you're one of the chosen people. It's amazing how smart we are the morning after a hit opens.
