"If I don't have a script I adore, I do one I like. If I don't have one I like, I do one that has an actor I like or that presents some technical challenge."

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

Sidney Lumet

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“No one who possesses snow would find any hardship in exchanging it for jewels and pearls. This world is like snow exposed to sun, which continues to melt until it disappears altogether, while the next life is like a precious stone that never passes away.”
“I grew up with the smell of the lake and the feeling of the woods.”
“Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualties. Our only means for preventing future attacks, which could use WMDs, is by acquiring information that allows for pre-emptive action.”
“I would not send a first story anywhere. I would give myself time to write a number of stories.”
“From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.”
“Sorrows cannot all be explained away in a life truly lived, grief and loss accumulate like possessions.”
“If you push through the hard days you can get through anything.”
“I used a Luma crane, a wounderful device; it makes the camera able to go anywhere. It was also used on Friday the 13th Part 3.”

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