Movies Quotes
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Whenever someone comes up to me saying, 'I saw you in 'Carlos' and then I saw the rest of your movies,' for me, it's an expression that we might be doing something well. So my life hasn't changed that much. I just try not to go to very crowded places if I'm not in the mood.
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If we're talking about the science fiction or action genres, I've always tried when I could to do them in a way that's not just cookie-cutter - that they bring something fresh or original to it, have some kind of ideas to it. I've been fortunate, in some sense, to do those kinds of movies that are unique.
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Almost any movie, no matter how original, is borrowing from some other movies.
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I've been doing this journey in acting and singing since I was six years old, and I definitely think this will take me to the next level - in movies.
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I'm a fan of horror movies that have really good stories.
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To be involved with movies that become kind of cult classics... I've been very fortunate. 'The Warriors' is certainly a cult classic, and 'Xanadu' is, to a certain degree, a cult classic as well.
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I've always wanted to write movies - I always used to tell my mom that I wanted to be a director.
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In all honesty, I've written movies that have been made, and the process has not been as satisfying as writing for television.
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I get inspired when I look at Tom Lennon, who did Reno 911! for six seasons while writing huge movies and directing, and also doing other pilots; he did that FX pilot, the Star Trek thing.
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Sometimes there could be movies that are neck and neck, and that could tilt the balance.
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As long as movies are depressing, life isn't.
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I don't see Hollywood as the big enemy, because this is where the money is, and not all of the companies are doing studio movies. I'm not tempted to sell out. If I'm going to become well known, I want it to be for something I'm proud of.
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You have to get the audience invested even if you're doing something that they think is dumb, it's kind of what these movies are all about.
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I never really feel wrong while making movies. I know myself, and I know that my intentions are pure and I'm on the side of righteousness.
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My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom - it was almost overwhelming.
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We're going to continue to see games turned into movies.
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All movies are inherently collaborative, and animation even more so. There are hundreds and hundreds of people involved with an animated movie.
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Certainly the movies were always in the air for me. I come from the era when actors thought it was a big deal to be in the movies.
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Oftentimes when people make movies about the '80s, they go back and look at '80s films, but those look nothing like the '80s. It's some watered-down version of reality.
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When I was growing up, I didn't see me in the movies except in certain lesser roles. If it wasn't funny, I wasn't there. Then Sidney Poitier came along, and he wasn't funny. He was just good. There's me. So that was my pattern.
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The populist zeal to seek revenge on those who make a lot of money is targeted almost exclusively at corporations. I haven't heard outcries about Hollywood actors who make millions per film, even when those movies are a bust at the box office and the talent at issue has none. There's no outrage over athletes like New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's $33 million salary or Celtic power forward Kevin Garnett's $25 million. Nor should there be. These are exceptionally talented individuals whose teams' owners think they're worth every penny.
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You're basically the sum of all the experiences you've ever had, and they're sort of shaken up in you and reproduced in the things you create, and that includes seeing movies.
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The culture is eating nature; it's overpowering storytelling. Movies are turning into games - it's abut the image, not nuance.
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I turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies.
