Sidney Lumet Quotes

For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident.

Sidney Lumet

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 25, 1924 - April 9, 2011

Topics

YouDirectorLittleComeAccident

I feel like a lot of the industry and media portray this image of what beautiful is, or how you should dress, or how you should look, and I don't think it's healthy.

Jessie J

BeautifulDressThinkMediaLook

The Inspector General issued six reviews and reports on actions taken based on provisions of the act. In those six reports, the IG found that not one violation of an individual's civil liberties - a total of zero - had taken place since the act was instituted.

Jo Bonner

PlaceIndividualActZeroActions

What can I do to create a healthy work environment? Because we have all been groomed to the normalization of violence and the normalization of abuse. And we refuse to live in that society.

Jessica Chastain

WorkLiveSocietyViolenceCreate

Just like sunshine affects others, when the life of Jesus invades your life, you become a loving person. The effect on others is amazing.

John Eldredge

LifeSunshineAmazingYouLoving

Italy remained attached to conservatism. It had a political class that lived in the past and didn't build the future. The past is our strength, but it risks becoming our ruin if we walk with our heads turned backwards.

Matteo Renzi

StrengthFutureWalkPastRisks

Everybody knows that effort matters. What was revelatory to me was how much it mattered.

Angela Duckworth

EffortMeMattersKnowsEverybody

A well-run organization turns over 10% of their organizations, including senior leadership. I don't have the heart to do that.

John T. Chambers

LeadershipHeartOrganizationOver

Say I lived until 80 and read a book a month seriously, that means I was looking at 480 books left in my life. If I had only 480 left, I wanted to stop sifting through material I didn't have confidence in and turn my attention to those that I know merited my reading.

Amor Towles

LifeConfidenceLookingBookReading

I think the best directors aren't afraid to ask questions.

Stephen Karam

BestThinkQuestionsAskAfraid

You can't fit your clothes well and look your best if you don't know what you're working with.

Stacy London

BestClothesYouLookKnowWorking

Every time I get a role, I'm surprised. It's like, 'Alright, when am I going to stop fooling them?'

Johnny Simmons

TimeStopGoingGetRoleAlright

Speak your mind; you don't have to be PC.

DeAngelo Williams

MindSpeakYouYourPC

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