Mike Leigh Quotes

But films should be voyeuristic. What else is a film if you're not snooping into somebody else's lives?

Mike Leigh

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: February 20, 1943

Topics

YouFilmSomebodyShouldElseLives

You have to give people something to dream on.

Jimi Hendrix

PeopleYouDreamSomethingGive

People are still willing to do an honest day's work. The trouble is they want a week's pay for it.

Joey Adams

WorkDayPeopleWeekTroubleWant

'Postcards' was just a way of slapping myself in the face and saying, 'You can do anything! Just go for it!'

Jens Lekman

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With Animal Factory you'd think that because it's mostly interiors, you could shoot it anywhere. So we shot this in Philadelphia, and we had the cooperation of the prison system.

Steve Buscemi

AnimalPrisonThinkYouCooperation

I met two of my movie heroes. I met Tom Hanks, and I met Steven Spielberg. Oh and Quentin Tarantino.

Tom Holland

TwoHeroesMovieOhMetTom

Here at Carolina, our World Cup opponents marked their calendars. Obviously the other nations wanted to win every game, but a big upset over the U.S. was something we knew other teams would cherish.

Lorrie Fair

WinWorldGameUpsetCherishOver

There's this idea that if you take your clothes off, somehow you must have loose morals.

Demi Moore

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We should not forget that in the '60s, George Wallace's motto was 'segregation forever,' and that he did nothing to deter bombings and other acts of violence and, by his actions, condoned them.

Coretta Scott King

MottoViolenceForgetNothingHe

We need to be held to a higher standard because digital currency is so new and interesting and powerful that it is attractive to a lot of people out there to try to steal it.

Brian Armstrong

PeopleInterestingPowerfulNewTry

I just want different parts; I wanna be that guy who people mention and they don't know who you're talking about until you say a few movies they've been in and then people are amazed that it's the same person.

Bobby Cannavale

PeopleTalkingYouPersonKnowWant

As for my stand, I think it has become difficult in our country to be a Hindu and a liberal at the same time.

Anupam Kher

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Riding a bicycle is about getting back to basics. It's good for the waistline and it's good for the wallet, is what I'm saying.

Phil Keoghan

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