John Ridley Quotes

Old white guys can be a funny bunch, can't they? The same anti-same-sex marriage, anti-affirmative action cadre can flower into the biggest supporters of 'equality' the minute they get a whiff of minority empowerment.

John Ridley

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Manhattan's always fascinating, too, just a big, stinky, smelly conglomeration of numbered avenues and streets, but it's just got a vibe that's hard to beat. I shouldn't like it, but I do. I can't put my finger on it.

Joe Elliott

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Like every novelist, I fantasise about film. Novelists are not equipped to make a movie, in my opinion. They make their own movie when they write: they're casting, they're dressing the scene, they're working out where the energy of the scene is coming from, and they're also relying tremendously on the creative imagination of the reader.

John le Carre

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We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.

Jean Rostand

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I'm one of the few people in this world who can do anything I choose. I can't tell you how good I'm feeling.

Sonia Johnson

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I'd like to direct again, but that's really hard to get something and raise the money. It's difficult to find just the right thing.

Robert Duvall

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Can I play a southern character? You betcha. Can I do the voice of Tourist Dad and Carnival Barker? Ya betcha. Can I do Fix-It Felix? Ya betcha. But I don't want to just play southern characters, so I hide it; I bury it. I tamp it down like a secret. Like a dirty little secret.

Rob Huebel

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You have to learn how to be married. You have to learn to love somebody.

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I oppose Obamacare and believe it has failed. It drove up premiums, took insurance away from people who were promised otherwise, and usurped state programs.

Mitt Romney

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On the whole, a director who make the set a comfortable place to work is really important, whether it's a comedy or drama.

Jason Bateman

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And now, dear sister, I must leave this house or the retreating army will make me a prisoner in it by filling up the road I am directed to take.

Dolley Madison

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Every year, I strive to be the best defensive player in the league.

Draymond Green

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With '24: Legacy,' there are a lot of people who are super-excited about the show. But there are a lot of people who are very skeptical.

Corey Hawkins

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