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“We are living in complex, difficult times and I wanted Syriana to reflect this complexity in a visceral way, to embrace it narratively. There are no good guys and no bad guys and there are no easy answers. The characters do not have traditional character arcs; the stories don't wrap up in neat little life lessons, the questions remain open. The hope was that by not wrapping everything up, the film will get under your skin in a different way and stay with you longer. This seemed like the most honest reflection of this post 9-11 world we all find ourselves in.”
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“Since when has love ever looked for reasons, or evidence? Why would love bow to the reality of things, when it creates a reality of its own, so much more vivid, wherein everything resonates to the key of the heart?”
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“I'm on my own now. I have my own apartment.”
Source : "Kay Panabaker Interview No Ordinary Family". Promo Interview, collider.com. September 28, 2010. 
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“Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.”
Source : "Nat King Cole". Book by James Haskings, 1990.
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“Life isn't finding shelter in the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain.”
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“Inspiration can come from anywhere. But I do love actors. I wish I could drop a bunch of names, but there are just too many.”
Source : Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. February 02, 2010.
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“If the regular length of a shot is increased, one becomes bored, but if you keep on making it longer, it piques your interest, and if you make it even longer, a new quality emerges, a special intensity of attention.”
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“Any man who has been given the honor of being promoted to general and who says, "I will protect another general who protects Communists," is not fit to wear that uniform, general.”
Source : Remark to Gen. Ralph Zwicker during the Army investigations (18 February 1954), as quoted in "A Conspiracy So Immense" by David M. Oshinsky, 2005.
