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The oblique paradox of propaganda is that the lie in the throat becomes, by repetition, the truth in the heart.
An Inconvenient Truth is so convincing that it makes opposers of the argument as credible as Holocaust deniers.
Literally, my last call was with David Blaine, congratulating him on his show. I have a camaraderie with David.
Going to the movies still remains, arguably, amongst the best communal experiences that human beings can share.
I came up in left-wing political writing. My first job out of college was working as Gore Vidal's fact checker.
Writing sucks. I think it's terrible. Writing is not fun, and don't trust anyone who claims to enjoy it. Liars!
There's definitely a way of thinking and a way of being in the South that has its advantages and disadvantages.
What was the scandal? I fell in love with this girl, married her. We have been married for almost 15 years now.
For the first year of marriage I had basically a bad attitude. I tended to place my wife underneath a pedestal.
The great roe is a mythological beast with the head of a lion and the body of a lion, though not the same lion.
Well, trouble's my middle name. Actually, my middle name is Marion, but I don't want you spreading that around.
Sometimes some of the best moments are contributed by the actors being creative, with their own improvisations.
When you make content, you try things, and they don't always work. You learn from it and figure out what's next.
Most parliamentarians don't have a clue as regards the challenges or the opportunities the games industry faces.
'Billy Elliot' embodies the idea that anyone can achieve anything regardless of their socio-economic background.
The nation's first experiment with the income tax was tried at this time; another violation of the Constitution.
Everybody who's played Marilyn Monroe before has gone down in flames. It's impossible to capture Marilyn Monroe.
The minute I was told what to do at any age, I did the opposite. Hopefully I'll do that for the rest of my life.
Pause and remember - If you empty yourself of yesterday's sorrows, you will have much more room for today's joy.
Without moving beyond a mere copy, there is no artistry, no originality or artistic advancement; only mechanics.
Maybe you just get so attached to the music of your youth that you think it's better than what's coming out now.
Just selling through a movie theater is not ever going to be a viable way to make money back on a movie anymore.
with all these tentpoles, franchises, reboots and sequels, is there still room for movies in the movie business?
You never want to make a "message movie," but you always want to be talking about something that you care about.
[when asked by his secretary if she should destroy all files that were over ten years old] Yes, but keep copies.
I want to be able to go wherever I want to go, do whatever I want to do. I guard the material and the filmmaker.
Geez, I should stop ruining my life searching for answers I'm never gonna get, and just enjoy it while it lasts.
I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.
Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplies.
It's always tough for me to make a movie, and then sit on an airplane and watch somebody watch it on their phone.
We need Netflix. We in the independent sector more than anybody need Netflix, because they care about what we do.
I think the financial restraint really pushes me as a director to be more creative with the way I shoot the film.
I've always loved action movies. The first films I fell in love with were 'Star Wars' and Steven Spielberg films.
'Saw,' in many ways, was like my student film. The first crappy student film you don't really want people to see.
It's funny, now there are so many bands that I can never remember any of their names. Maybe it's because I'm old.
You always think you can do better. No question about that. In a way, you want to try and do every aspect better.
It's easy to be a backseat driver. It's even easier to be a backseat driver when you're not even in the same car.
You want reviews to come the week the movie's opening and not a month before when they do you absolutely no good.
As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree,' probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.
One of the interesting things is, the most gifted people, the biggest people, have no problem taking small roles.
You're a genius! And the proof is that both common people and intellectuals find your work completely incoherent.
When consciousness has no thoughts in it, one can experience spirit and live in harmony with the universal forces.
If two men on a job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time, then both are useless.
I loved 'Jaws.' I think that is not really a horror film, but it made me afraid of the ocean for a very long time.
I think I'm a very sentimental person. Conscious or not, that's what draws me to the kind of films I want to make.
Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good businesswoman.
Space is something which makes us question our role here on Earth. It brings out the best of our hopes and dreams.
Football is multigenerational. It used to be about fathers taking their sons. Now we're taking our daughters, too.
I find myself in situations a lot where I have to say to someone, "This can be better," and it's hard to say that.
As a producer, you're there from the inception of the concept to the delivery of it. It just takes so much energy.