"I certainly grew up seeing more movies and television than I read books, but when it came time to do the thing itself you don't have to hire a lot of people to sit down and write a book, so that was the story-telling medium that was available to me."

-- John Sayles

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“We have to judge presidents not only by the long-term consequences of their actions but also by how they make citizens in their own day feel. One reason that Nixon never succeeded in his comeback campaign is that he had such a negative impact on public trust at the time of his presidency.”

Source : "Making Presidential History". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.slate.com. August 9, 2007.
“What drivel it all is!... A string of words called religion. Another string of words called philosophy. Half a dozen other stringscalled political ideals. And all the words either ambiguous or meaningless. And people getting so excited about them they'll murder their neighbours for using a word they don't happen to like. A word that probably doesn't mean as much as a good belch. Just a noise without even the excuse of gas on the stomach.”
“I've given guys blow jobs just because I've run out of things to talk about.' Oh, Rae. Who hasn't”
“I will dare to just do what I do. Be just what I am, and dance whenever I want to.”
“If the body dies, it does no harm to the mind, but if the mind dies, one can no longer act as a man even though the body survives.”

Source : "Yoshida Shoin Zenshu" by Yoshida Shoin, vol. VIII, 1938.
“What I keep searching for in movies, more and more, is the right gravity.”

Source : Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. January 23, 2013.
“As we say in Berlin, there are many ways to bake a parrot.”
“Honestly, Iâ€™d prefer to live with gay guys. Theyâ€™re the cleanest, and they just take care of stuff. Because Iâ€™m always away, coming home to a clean house means a lot to me. Trust me, Iâ€™ve lived with a lot of roommates, and straight guys are just kids who donâ€™t pick up after themselves.”

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