Those who would hunt a man need to remember that a jungle also contains those who hunt the hunters.
John Connally's conversion to the GOP raised the intellectual level of both parties.
A politician will always tip off his true belief by stating the opposite at the beginning of the sentence. For maximum comprehension, do not start listening until the first clause is concluded. Begin instead at the word 'BUT' which begins the second, or active, clause. This is the way to tell a liberal from a conservative - before they tell you. Thus: 'I have always believed in a strong national defense, second to none, but. . . (a liberal, about to propose a $20 billion defense cut).
The amount of quaint, authentic, rustic charm varies inversely with the pounds per square inch of water pressure in the shower.
Ignore everything a politician says before the word but.
I think good storytelling continues to teach you how it unfolds. And so I don't think that film and stage are mutually exclusive at all. It's just that you're always in a wide shot.
I try to create paintings that are a window for the imagination. If people look at my work and are reminded of the way things once were, or perhaps, the way they could be, then I've done my job.
You know, my movies are important on an economic basis, on an artistic basis.
Everybody brings their thing to their criticism. I bring this wealth of opinions and feeling and knowledge about race and gender and sexuality. I feel like I have it, I may as well express it, and if it's applicable to what I'm writing about and I'm not forcing it, I should try to use it, because it's interesting. It speaks to more than some people.