"It's art. It's commerce. It's heartbreaking and it's fun. It's a great way to live."

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Source : Sidney Lumet (2010). “Making Movies”, p.10, Vintage

Sidney Lumet

#Art Quotes #Fun Quotes #Way Quotes

“Only a woman of the world is a woman; the rest are females.”
“To interpose the threat of physical destruction between a man and his perception of reality, is to negate and paralyze his means of survival to force him to act against his own judgment, is like forcing him to act against his own sight”
“Giving back is the right thing to do, whether it's donating clothing or even just a smile to someone who needs it.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“He would have been handsomeâ€”in a serial-killer kind of wayâ€”if not for those tattoos.”
“I quit drugs before I quit drinking because drugs were taking their toll on me. I was sick of the headaches and the puking and the ***** blood. I figured I'd stop everything but alcohol, but then I overcompensated with drinking. Now I'm totally clean because I don't choose to do either.”
“Dialogic is not to be identified with love. But love without dialogic, without real outgoing to the other, reaching to the other, the love remaining with itself - this is called Lucifer.”
“It may be a mistake to say this, but I know my limitations as an actor and I know what I can and can not do. Robert De Niro can do everything. I can't. A 'Highlander' movie is basically my thing. What I'm attempting to do is develop my ability as an actor and try to be the best I can be in the fantasy/action genre.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“You can't be anything but who you are. I wouldn't love you the same if you stopped being you. How do I change enough to accept that ruthless streak in you.”

Source : Christine Feehan (2012). “Christine Feehan's Drake Sisters Series: Five Novels and a Novella”, p.510, Penguin

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