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" Encountering a real place enhances the performances of actors in subtle ways and changes the spiritual texture of the film. "
Michael Cimino
Changes
Film
Spiritual
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" Making movies is controlled anarchy, chaos. "
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" It was just - I mean, 6,000 people giving you a standing ovation is quite an experience. "
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Giving
You
People
" I cut 'Deer Hunter' myself. "
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Deer
" All one has to do is look at old footage of the firebombing of Dresden during World War II and think of the people beneath those bombs. It's horrific. "
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Look
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War
" Does anyone remember who shot Kubrick's movies? Do you remember who shot David Lean's movies? No one remembers who shot 'Dr. Strangelove' or 'Barry Lyndon.' "
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You
" There have been so many false things written about me by people who don't know me. "
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False
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" You couldn't make 'Heaven's Gate' today. Even were you to quadruple the resources to make the movie, you couldn't make it because the people don't exist. "
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Gate
Exist
Heaven
" I've got a room full of scripts. They go to the ceiling. I can't even hardly walk into it anymore. Most are original, and there are some adaptations like 'Man's Fate.' "
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Walk
Fate
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" They've said everything about me that they could: racist, Marxist, rightist, homophobic, sex change - I don't know what else they could come up with. "
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Everything
Said
" Hollywood has always been crazy. It's controlled anarchy. But how can you loathe something that has given you so much? "
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Anarchy
Always
Crazy
" Journalism is not writing. "
Michael Cimino
Journalism
Writing
" I have no interest in making a 'Vietnam' film, no interest in making a direct political statement. "
Michael Cimino
Vietnam
Political
Film
" I have no personal life. "
Michael Cimino
Personal Life
Life
Personal
" It's very important to follow your instincts because, beyond what you know exists or what you're told exists in a given area, your intuition plays a big part in finding something special. "
Michael Cimino
Finding
Important
Know
" There's a need to dig up the past and analyze it. "
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Dig
Up
Past
" You can't look back. "
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Look
You
Back
" There's nothing good that comes out of war. It's simply hell on earth, and people survive, and people don't. "
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Good
Earth
Hell
" I'm a frustrated would-be architect who stumbled into the would-be business of making movies. "
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Business
Architect
Who
" Being infamous is not fun. It becomes a weird occupation in and of itself. "
Michael Cimino
Weird
Being
Fun
" What distinguishes Vilmos Zsigmond from other cinematographers is, of course, talent but, more, physical stamina. You just can't be great without it. "
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More
You
Without
" Because people don't see me around a lot, I'm the source of all sorts of rumour. "
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Source
See
People
" I feel very, very upset that, when it came time for me to get an Academy Award, that I didn't especially thank Clint Eastwood. "
Michael Cimino
Award
Time
Upset
" I would never suggest that the geography or visual environment of the film is more important than what's going on with the people, but it's a major factor in getting the right tone. Certainly, it influences the actors tremendously. "
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People
Right
Important
" Family politics are worse than world politics. That's all I can say. You don't get to choose your family; you get to choose your friends. Your family is imposed upon you. "
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Politics
World
You
" I don't believe in defeat. "
Michael Cimino
Defeat
Believe
" Even the details of a rifle, which are nothing but mechanical, if they are made carefully, with attention, become beautiful, satisfying. "
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Nothing
Details
Attention
" When a guy is perceived as macho, female editors aren't going to like it - because they all want to be men. "
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Guy
Like
Want
" If you can't stop somebody from working and making movies that you hate, what's the next best thing? Destroy them personally. "
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You
Best
Hate
" War is war. Vietnam is no different from the Crusades. "
Michael Cimino
Crusades
War
Vietnam
" Anybody who says they're bitter is sick in their soul. They've given up. "
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Up
Anybody
Bitter