"This is the age of insincerity. The movies had the misfortune to come along in the twentieth century, and because they appeal to the masses there can be no sincerity in them."

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Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Lionel Barrymore

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“Generally speaking, followers will not commit themselves for very long to a leader who is not also a pragmatist. As most of us have discovered, dreams are only powerful when we believe they can come true. Pipe dreams belong in the realm of fantasy; leaders' dreams belong in the realm of possibility.”
“It's the way the business works, you're not just an actor, you're a diplomat and a publicist and a politician, and there are certain expectations.”
“Generosity, generosity, generosity, must be the beginning and ending of our life”
“I think the secret to happiness is having a Teflon soul. Whatever comes your way, you either let it slide or you cook with it.”

Source : "12 Movie Stars Who Experienced Career Resurrections", www.indiewire.com. October 31, 2013.
“I write a lot, and very often I write a couple of lines that are particularly revealing in some kind of way. And then as a few more lines get added and a piece gets added, eventually the song pretty much takes over and you can't really find a way to change those things.”
“The addiction isn't your problem - it is what you use to cope with your problem.”
“Writing a song isn't that hard. Writing a good song is difficult. Let's face it, we're faced with taking a complex feeling or event, making words rhyme and saying exactly what we want them to say in a short amount of time. ...the primary reason for keeping it short and to the point is to be certain that you're not boring your audience.”
“When you feel compassion, you dethrone yourself from the centre of the world.”

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