John Cassavetes Quotes

You know as a director what you want, but the film is smarter than you, the film says no, the film says there's something more here.

John Cassavetes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 9, 1929 - February 3, 1989

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From the moment you say 'action,' this is the fun part - things should happen that surprise you, excite you, scare you, turn you on, make you laugh. If things aren't surprising you, when you say 'cut,' whisper things to the actors that will make them do things that do surprise you.

Jill Soloway

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If you happen to believe what Ben & Jerry's is supporting and involved in, then you should support the company. If you don't believe in what we are supporting, don't support it.

Jerry Greenfield

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The single dynamic that helps people be most aware of God and most experiencing the fruit of the Spirit is gratitude.

John Ortberg

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Teen drug use went up dramatically in the 1990s.

John Walters

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Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.

Solomon Ortiz

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I would love to be looked at some day - and I'm not ever saying I'm at this level - but I'd love to be mentioned in the same breath as a Bowie or an Eno. Those are the people that I admire artistically, their career trajectory, the integrity throughout their career, the bravery of their career.

Trent Reznor

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I've been on 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa,' and I know it does wonders for your career.

Rithvik Dhanjani

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Those who tell you that the territorial question is an abstraction, that you can never colonize another territory without the African slavetrade, are both deaf and blind to the history of the last sixty years.

Robert Toombs

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No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions.

Roy Barnes

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When I started out, I didn't know if I was ever going to make a movie.

Christopher Lloyd

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Use your imaginations, and use your empathy. If you don't do that, you're limiting yourself as an artist, and you're hurting the world.

Brett Gelman

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When you have a dark side, nothing is ever as good as it seems.

Pink

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