Gus Van Sant Quotes

If you don't have the story and the unfolding of the trajectory of the saga, it's like getting in a car and not having any gas.

Gus Van Sant

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CarStoryYouGasLikeHaving

Until I see an Arab country, a Muslim country, with a democracy, I won't understand how anyone can have a problem with how they're treated.

John Lydon

DemocracyProblemCountryUnderstand

A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by its arguments, will shoot someone or, more likely, order someone shot.

John McCarthy

ManBookReadingSomeoneTrueWill

You know government needs a haircut. If we keep their spending down, that's more money in your pocket.

Matt Rosendale

MoneyGovernmentHaircutYouDown

The old image of Tonto and the Lone Ranger was one that we, as Indian people, didn't care much for; it was kind of a second-class citizen.

Michael Horse

PeopleCareCitizenKindOldImage

I definitely script things out. I definitely write things down and try to write jokes. Often, they're terrible. I often write terrible, terrible jokes.

Michael Ian Black

DownTryWriteOutJokesThings

I never do formal interviews. I don't use a tape recorder. I take notes but occasionally.

Michael Finkel

NeverTakeNotesInterviewsFormal

All backups take their cue from Elrod Hendricks, the patron saint of erstwhile catchers.

Stephen Rodrick

TakeSaintPatronCuePatron Saint

But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.

Stephan Jenkins

SchoolHigh SchoolOthersClubHigh

Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it. You find that out really fast.

Tom Waits

TruthLiePeopleCareLongYou

Ex-Presidents of the United States get state subsidies. Not so in Russia. You get no government support.

Mikhail Gorbachev

GovernmentSupportYouRussiaGet

I have a wonderful wife I met at Rutgers while we were both there. She was in the Ph.D. program. She is not an actress. She definitely brings balance to my life. We actors can tend to bore anyone with shop talk.

Mike Colter

LifeWifeBalanceMy LifeTalkShe

I grew up with a single mother, and although we didn't have a lot of money, she cared a great deal about what we ate. We were the original health-food family. We shopped at what were called health-food stores before Whole Foods - everything came from bins.

Mona Simpson

FamilyMotherGreatMoneySheUp

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