Abel Ferrara Quotes

I grew up in the '60s, which was a creative time, so it wasn't that big of a stretch to go from a baseball bat to a guitar to a film camera.

Abel Ferrara

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My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.

Mavis Staples

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Whether history will view Ronald Reagan as a great president depends, more than anything else, on one question: how much credit does he deserve for the fact that the Cold War ended far earlier than almost anyone suspected - and on terms that Americans had fantasized about for 45 years?

Michael Beschloss

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Too few presidents have steeped themselves not just in Lincoln's words but his deeds, which is why Obama's acquaintance with the great man is so compelling - especially since, like President-elect Lincoln, Obama will take office at a perilous time.

Michael Beschloss

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Well, I started out as a musician, so when I was about 10 years old, I was already in a band.

Tommy Chong

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I have seven brothers and two sisters, so there was always a little friendly competition in the house. I don't think that's anything unusual with that many siblings.

Tony Rock

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At the typewriter you find out who you are.

Tom Robbins

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I started using film as part of live theatre performance - what used to be called performance art - and I became intrigued by film.

Mike Figgis

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I think it's always a challenge to adapt a beautiful literary work into a fresh and alive film.

Michael Stuhlbarg

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I didn't have an agent, I didn't have a headshot. I didn't even know if anyone would know where to find me. I just went back to highschool and started playing with my band.

Jason Schwartzman

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I hate show business.

Joni Mitchell

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We want to make something that moves us when we hear it. Because after all the hype and awards and whatever, that's all music is.

Chris Martin

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If one lazily thinks of what a fashion designer might do if he's going to conquer cinema next, it would be taking the opportunity to display his fashion sensibilities.

Colin Firth

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