"I'm not criticizing Hollywood because I work there, I partly live there. But I'm saying this is the way it is, commerce is taking over art. Commerce has become the most important thing in the film industry. Hollywood is an industry, it's not an art form, therefore they have to address the bottom line. But in a way it's sad when you get a remake, isn't it?"

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

Ridley Scott

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“Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it was somewhere else. No one seems to have noticed this fact. But grasping this firmly, one must pile experience upon experience. And once one has come to this understanding he will be a different person from that point on, though he may not always bare it in mind. When one understands this settling into single-mindedness well, his affairs will thin out.”
“To be a lone filmmaker thousands of miles from home with nobody believing in me, that seems romantic.”
“Our problem with desire is that we want too little.”
“The way you play, you need to talk about winning. Don't talk about keeping your card - talk about winning.”
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”

Source : "The Writing Life". Book by Annie Dillard, 1989.
“For us to think we can enjoy, understand and practice the Christian religion with just Matthew to Revelation is foolishness.”
“Humanity must never lose hope. Our present conflicts and differences are difficult but not hopeless. We cannot expect people of such different races, cultures, languages, ways of life and beliefs, who have lived for thousands of years separated from each other to suddenly love each other and work together harmoniously. It takes time and patience. We must work on it stubbornly and not throw in the towel.”
“You know, I once leased a Mercedes because I got a good deal on it because of my first name.”

Source : "Girl's Power Wows Mercedes Ruehl". Interview with Matt Webb Mitovich, www.tvguide.com. June 19, 2006.

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