Jonathan Demme Quotes

I don't think of Storefront Hitchcock or Stop Making Sense as documentaries, I think of them more as performance films.

Jonathan Demme

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 22, 1944 - April 26, 2017

Topics

PerformanceThinkStopMoreSense

I am a novelist through and through.

Meg Wolitzer

I AmThroughAmNovelist

My dream is to have a gay son.

Amanda Holden

SonDreamGay

There are a lot of fighters with no family support, but your family are honest with you. Look at the types who were around Mike Tyson. They are not going to tell you when you are wrong; they'll just call you the champ.

Amir Khan

FamilySupportYouLookWrongTell

I have very little respect for the integrity of the trading on the exchange in most stocks. And I have particular disdain for the fact that the SEC has failed to deal with high-frequency traders who are doing nothing more than taking advantage of inside information, a buy or a sell order, because of technology advantages.

Steve Wynn

IntegrityTechnologyRespectDoing

I don't ignore anything. Somebody gets in my face, I get in their face.

Roger Ailes

FaceIgnoreAnythingGetSomebody

The ultimate goal of a more effective and efficient life is to provide you with enough time to enjoy some of it.

Michael LeBoeuf

LifeTimeEnoughEnjoyYouGoal

I've done a lot of movies, but none of them that have blown up the way that 'Divergent' did.

Johnny Simmons

DoneMoviesWayUpNoneDid

Being an Olympian, I always have this strong belief in excellence.

Debi Thomas

ExcellenceStrongBeliefAlways

I collect traditional Aubusson tapestries that you can hang on a wall. The last lot I bought were from an antiques fair in London.

Bonnie Tyler

YouWallLondonFairHangAntiques

Forget all the bars and schmoozing and everybody checking out everybody else. My ideal date would be to park in a dark place, check out the stars, and have a great conversation. When all else fails, you can just make out.

Brooke Burke

StarsGreatYouConversationDark

I never want to lie about my age. If I look around at the actresses I admire, they are all women who have not fought growing older, but embraced it and been proud of it - women like Sophia Loren or Audrey Hepburn.

Penelope Cruz

WomenAgeLieProudLookGrowing

I have to make sure that I don't silence myself about the things that I believe in, because sometimes the fear creeps in of 'What if fewer people watch the show or fewer people hire me because I express my politics?' For me, the commitment is to never be quiet just because I'm in the public eye.

Kerry Washington

FearMyselfCommitmentPoliticsMe

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