Edward Zwick Quotes

I think it's too easy often to find a villain out of the headlines and to then repeat that villainy again and again and again. You know, traditionally, America has always looked to scapegoat someone as the boogie man... there is a tradition in the most simplistic of action movies for there to be some horrible villain.

Edward Zwick

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I have a really simple wardrobe. I wear a low-scoop tee every day with a tux or leather jacket and tux pants or black jeans. That's pretty much it.

Johan Lindeberg

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I don't doubt the sincerity of my Democratic friends. And they should not doubt ours.

John McCain

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My wife is my soul mate. I can't imagine being without her.

Matt Damon

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One of the things I love about doing television is that I don't feel like I'm just purely a writer. I like all of the opportunities television affords to kind of build a brand that can work across platforms, so I'm not just solely at my computer in my pajamas all day.

Stephanie Savage

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When I present those clip shows and movie mistakes and things, the persona the writers adopt for me is unimpressed, superior, very sarcastic - I'm not any of that. I can do it, but that's not what I'm like.

Robert Webb

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I came from a rural background, and I didn't come in contact with a lot of wealthy people.

Josh Turner

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What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They've been supportive. They're always there.

Derek Jeter

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Look, I want what's good for everybody. I want to promote good state education for all. I want to raise standards for all kids, irrespective of race and class but why can't they all just do what I say when I know I'm right?

Arabella Weir

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I would love more stories with strong characters of color who don't always fit the mold that Hollywood has created in the past.

Winston Duke

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I started earning a living as a poet rather early on.

Wislawa Szymborska

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I was a precocious reader.

Norman Spinrad

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Movie acting is primarily listening. If you're really engaged, that's all a movie audience wants to see is you processing what's happening in your world.

Richard Gere

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