Jacques Rivette Quotes

Many filmmakers pretend that they never see anything, which has always seemed odd to me.

Jacques Rivette

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: March 1, 1928

Topics

MeNeverAlwaysSeeAnythingOdd

I was sitting in the looping studio late one night, and I had this epiphany that they weren't paying me for my acting, for God's sake, but to own me. And from then on, it became clear and an awful lot easier to deal with.

Angela Carter

GodMeNightLateActingSitting

I am definitely a west London girl.

Amelia Warner

GirlI AmLondonWestAmDefinitely

I don't think I'll ever fully get over losing the city council seat. I don't know how that happened. But it was less than 1 percent out of 50,000 votes. I'd put in six or seven years into changing L.A.

Tom Hayden

LosingCityThinkKnowOverOut

An expert is someone who knows a lot about the past.

Tom Hopkins

PastSomeoneExpertWhoKnowsAbout

My worry about the New York Times is that it's got the only position as a national elitist general-interest paper. So the network news picks up its cues from the Times. And local papers do too. It has a huge influence. And we'd love to challenge it.

Rupert Murdoch

LoveChallengeNew YorkInfluenceUp

Many of the Prego sauces - whether cheesy, chunky or light - have one feature in common: The largest ingredient, after tomatoes, is sugar. A mere half-cup of Prego Traditional, for instance, has the equivalent of more than two teaspoons of sugar: as much as two-plus Oreo cookies.

Michael Moss

LightCookiesSugarMoreTwoCommon

Everything I buy is vintage and smells funny. Maybe that's why I don't have a boyfriend.

Lucy Liu

FunnyDatingVintageWhyEverything

I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In the process, I always tried to maintain my curiosity and spontaneity.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

TogetherCuriosityProcessMusicians

I love to visit the comic shops, and I don't want to call myself a 'foodie,' because that word is just stupid, but I love diner food, and I'm a hardcore fan of 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.'

Brian Posehn

LoveMyselfFoodStupidWantCall

Bottom line: if you show a genuine interest in learning about how others became successful, you can open up a world of opportunities.

Armstrong Williams

LearningWorldOpportunitiesYouUp

I'm the youngest of five kids, and I wanted attention. And in Santa Barbara, there was lots of theater going on, so for that area, it was a little bit like playing Little League baseball. There were dance classes, theater classes, and I just loved it.

Anthony Edwards

DanceBaseballLovedAttentionGoing

I've met quite a few dictators up close and personal in my life.

Paul Wolfowitz

LifeMy LifePersonalUpDictators

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