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France is the country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper.
My goal is to make as many films as possible about different aspects of American life.
I think not many young people are willing to pay the price of telling their own story.
If you're black in America, race is a factor in your life. Start with that assumption.
We know how to organize warfare, but do we know how to act when confronted with peace?
I began writing poetry when I was about 10. Bad poetry, but you start with bad poetry.
I've always been someone who feels better, if I see what I'm going through in a movie.
Barbie’s disfigured. It’s fine to play with her just as long as you keep that in mind.
There's people who don't want to see bodies like mine or bodies like their own bodies.
I'm just waiting to be 85 and be in a pajama community. Everyone's welcome to join me.
Capitalism means that a few people will do very well, and the rest will serve the few.
One day there'll be no need for me. I'm actually hoping to put myself out of business.
Until we begin to see each other as ourselves, nothing will change. We are one planet.
International aid as a means of development is a major failure, and not just in Haiti.
It makes no sense to spend $6 billion a month to go after 100 Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.
I'd love to have more children. If I'm still clear after five years, I'll think again.
How many colors are there in a field of grass to the crawling baby unaware of 'Green'?
Lot's and lot's I am a proud man having so many fans of my work: (Paintings and films)
Of what value is your life, unless you are willing to sacrifice it for those you love?
It is impossible to be truly artistic without the risk of offending someone somewhere.
Photographs put time into such a perspective. They humble us and our selfish memories.
Any film that supports the idea that things can be changed is a great film in my eyes.
When the bull's-eye becomes as big in your mind as an elephant, you are sure to hit it.
I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know.
Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also.
When I am creating art, I have absolutely no social responsibility. It's like dreaming.
The military has been actually remarkable at dealing with race, but gender is an issue.
Anybody whose mind is functioning at all can't be content with the way the world works.
And you poor creatures--who conjured you out of the clay? Is God in show business, too?
Before I did any action movies, I did a couple of thrillers. That's hung around for me.
A big element of what they regard as conformity is simply a desire to have an audience.
Many people who have watched 'Pieta' have said my filmmaking has become more objective.
Instagram what you think is funny and exciting and try not to include any animal abuse!
When it's low-budget, and you have one other person on the set, you have to make rules.
I would go to work from 9 to 6, go home, nap for two hours, then write from 8 to 2 a.m.
I was lucky with my first film because it had Warhol in it. That was the selling point.
You can't regulate child labor. You can't regulate slavery. Some things are just wrong.
I'm a pretty chaotic person, but I'm also a perfectionist. It's a very unfortunate mix.
You need to react. That's the absurdity of Twitter. You can react without thinking now.
The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days.
I never directly think of certain films. I know I am influenced by all the films I see.
Burying your head in the sand does not make you invisible it only leads to suffocation.
What is generally referred to as American-style films are, in fact, studio productions.
It's not enough even to have one black Barbie... because black women are not a monolith.
They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.
I will not cut my film because, because, because, because of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
I specialize in movies that people say are underrated, with the exception of 'Superbad.'
Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a great delicacy.
My weight fluctuates depending on my mood and my current devotion to my fitness routine.
I just don't want to be around people who don't hate everything in their life right now.