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With 'Girls'... I feel like there's an impulse to try to make it look better or neater or more perfect, and when I watch theater, television, movies, it's always the imperfection I'm always more attracted to.

My stats don't even need to be said, but I'll say them anyway. I'm a 14-time champion. I'm a two-time Slammy award winner. I've done movies. I host my own show. How much more do you want in an athlete, in a star, than The Miz?

Experimental film by the '70s had become much more mainstream after 'Bonnie and Clyde' and stuff in the late '60s, when you were seeing bigger movies where people were exploring the medium a lot more.

I can't do the same movies all my life. I'm conscious of that. But it's a trade-off. 'Dear John' allowed me to do movies I've wanted to do. You learn to balance it out. I'm still learning. Only now am I getting to do the kinds of movies that I have wanted to do. So it's a steady climb. You don't jump into a Soderbergh film.

You read a script and its based on 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction', and it goes right in the bin.

If I can't get the girl, at least give me more mon... -Alan Alda

If I can't get the girl, at least give me more money.

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This quote humorously reflects the speaker's perspective on their priorities and desires, suggesting that if they cannot attain romantic success in movies, they would settle for financial compensation.

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the t... -Alfred Hitchcock

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.

I don't want to imitate life in movies; I want to represent it. And in that representation, you use the colors you feel, and sometimes they are fake colors. But always it's to show one emotion.

I love swimming, tennis, and I am taking up golf. I am not serious about it, I just go to the range and practice. Other than that, I enjoy going to the movies and hanging out with my friends.

The more technology we introduce into society, the more people will aggregate, will want to be with other people: movies, rock concerts, shopping.

Providing free access to research papers on websites like Sci-Hub breaks so-called copyright law that was made to taboo free distribution of information on the Internet. That includes music, movies, documentaries, books, and research articles. Not everyone agrees that copyright law should exist in the first place.

I feel like a lot of the female relationships I see on TV or in movies are in some way free of the kind of jealousy and anxiety and posturing that has been such a huge part of my female friendships, which I hope lessens a little bit with age.

Changes are not unusual - I mean, most movies, when they release them, they make changes. But somehow, when I make the slightest change, everybody thinks it's the end of the world.

Steven Spielberg is unique. I feel that the kinds of movies he loves are the same kinds of movies that the big mass audience loves. He's very fortunate because he can do the things he naturally likes the best, and he's been very successful.

I wanted to do another movie that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world. I wanted to do something else that could make us smile. This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times.

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

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This quote indicates that the speaker did not engage in watching movies during their upbringing. It suggests a lack of exposure to cinematic experiences or a limited interest in film during their formative years, emphasizing a different cultural or recreational background that did not include movie-watching as a prominent activity.

I make movies in order to make things understood, ... -Bernardo Bertolucci

I make movies in order to make things understood, not to be shocking.

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This quote conveys the speaker's intention as a filmmaker to create movies that promote understanding or convey a clear message rather than solely aiming to shock or provoke audiences.

I'm on the playstation, or else I go out and play football. I enjoy movies and sitcoms. I love reading motivational books too.

In today's world, America's soft power is commonly thought to reside in the global popularity of Hollywood movies, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Starbucks.

In the kind of films that I do, there is an extremely limited number of people that can improvise. The reason the ensemble continues in the movies is because those are the people that can do that kind of work. It's not just an accident those people are in the film.

My mom took me to see Carnal Knowledge and The Wild Bunch and all these kind of movies when I was a kid.

Basically, one of the hardest things about being an actor is getting your first break. I'm a product of nepotism. The doors were open to me. I'd done several movies before I decided what I wanted to do.

I'm fed up with the idiots... the ever-widening gap between people who know how to make movies and the people who green-light the movies.

Coming from where I came from, the Midwest, in the era I was born, the '30s, movies were glorious fun - Bette Davis dying or whatever. But whatever they were, they were not serious.

I think action movies bring more excitement than tears, but I always want to take it to another level. I mean, I think if one appreciates anything in life to a certain degree, it could possibly bring tears to your eyes.

In older Hollywood movies, a character will make an entrance, close a door, light a cigarette, sit down, have a drink. In Jean-Luc's movies, you were doing everything at once, and sometimes you wouldn't shut the door all the way.

You have to remember: I grew up in the 1950s, the ... -Christopher Timothy

You have to remember: I grew up in the 1950s, the era of cowboy movies and rock 'n' roll.

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This quote contextualizes the speaker's upbringing during the 1950s, a period characterized by the popularity of cowboy movies and rock 'n' roll music. It implies that the speaker's formative years were influenced by the cultural phenomena of that time, suggesting a nostalgic connection to the cinematic and musical trends prevalent in the era.

With bad movies, I have this image in my head of the director and the editor in the editing room watching a scene that is not happening, looking at each other and saying, 'Put some music in there.'

Other than my sexuality, I am vulnerable regarding my physical appearance, as I am not what people considered ideal by most standards. For the entertainment business, I am not the body type of what is typically cast for television or movies.

I like movies where you feel like it was actually ... -Damien Chazelle

I like movies where you feel like it was actually thought through.

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The quote expresses a preference for movies that exhibit a sense of thoughtfulness and intentional design in their storytelling, plot development, and overall execution. It suggests an appreciation for films that go beyond surface-level entertainment and engage the viewer intellectually.

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