Joshua Oppenheimer Quotes

People may assume 'The Act of Killing' is a historical documentary about what happened in 1965. But our purpose was to expose a present-day regime of fear for what it is.

Joshua Oppenheimer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: September 23, 1974

Topics

FearPurposePeopleActHistorical

Well, in the past, the size of government was one of the more fundamental dividing lines between Right and Left. The Right was supposed to represent the small government philosophy - limited spending, low taxes. Obviously, things have shifted.

Andrew Sullivan

PastGovernmentSmallPhilosophyLow

You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.

Alvin Toffler

Small ThingsSmallDirectionThink

Many Afghan intellectuals in the United States believe that their country is best kept together. They are encouraged by the fact that no leading tribal or political figure there has called for secession.

Stephen Kinzer

BestTogetherBelievePoliticalFact

I am proud of our diversity, and when you attack the federal workforce, you are having significant impact on women - many of whom are single moms working to support their family - and you're having a significant impact on communities of color.

Tom Perez

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There's this unbelievable bias and prejudice against quote-unquote good-looking people, that they can't be in pain or they can't have rough lives or be deep or interesting.

Rob Lowe

PainPeopleDeepInterestingBias

Distributing the music is so easy it's moot. So now the delicate art of calling attention to your music means everything. Marketing is distribution.

Derek Sivers

MusicArtEasyAttentionMarketing

I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, 'Dang, she looks good for her age!'

Dolly Parton

GoodAgeHopePeopleSayingLooks

A young dog's faith is absolute... Dogs are notorious for hope. Dogs believe that this morning, this very morning, may begin a day of fascination, easily grander than any day in the past.

Donald McCaig

DogMorningFaithHopeDayPast

I think Americans are very patriotic.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

PatriotismThinkPatrioticI Think

Like any creative human being, I would like a bit more control so that it would be a little easier for me when the director says, 'One tear, right now,' that one tear would pop out.

Marilyn Monroe

CreativeMeControlNowHumanRight

Honestly, I really, really love making movies. It's so much fun, and I love losing myself in the moment and just being there with other actors. When you're truly in the moment and you're feeding each other, it's such an exciting thing to be a part of.

Liam Hemsworth

LoveMyselfMomentFunLosingYou

If I'm doing my job as an actor, the audience knows everything I know about the character.

Liev Schreiber

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