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" 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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" I never second-guess myself. "

" I have a very simple definition of a good movie: a good movie makes you forget you're watching a movie. "

" It's one of the wonderful things that the Academy does - a talented person comes along like Mira Sorvino, and it elevates them up to stardom. "

" Making movies is controlled anarchy, chaos. "

" Working-class, blue-collar guys who volunteered for Vietnam were ascribed certain political beliefs. It's time that this was redressed. It had nothing to do with politics. Once these men got to Vietnam, it was a matter of survival. "

" I think 'American Sniper' is anti-war. It demonstrates the agony of the decision-making that goes on. "

" We all want to experience that in our lives - a moment when we're two feet off the ground - and making movies gives you that opportunity. It comes and it goes so fast that it's unreal, but it does happen. "

" It was just - I mean, 6,000 people giving you a standing ovation is quite an experience. "

" I wouldn't look pretty as a woman. "

" It's always a daily struggle to write. "

" I love to scout locations. "

" Being infamous is not fun. It becomes a weird occupation in and of itself. "

" All of those years, I felt like 'Heaven's Gate' was a beautiful, fantastically colored balloon tied to a string fastened to my wrist, so the balloon could never fly. "

" There's no service ribbon for people who fought in Korea. We lost over 30,000 men between 1951 and 1953 - as many as we lost in 15 years in Vietnam. "

" War is war. Vietnam is no different from the Crusades. "

" 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. "

" What distinguishes Vilmos Zsigmond from other cinematographers is, of course, talent but, more, physical stamina. You just can't be great without it. "

" Nobody lives without making mistakes. "

Making Mistakes

" I don't make movies to make a point; I make movies to tell stories about people. "

" 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.' "

" Because people don't see me around a lot, I'm the source of all sorts of rumour. "

" 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. "

" Who cares about seeing 10,000 helicopter assaults? That's spectacle. "

" Friendship and sentiment and the giving of one's words are very important. "

" I wouldn't have had the life I've had without movies. "

" Movie-making ain't for sissies. "

" 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. "

" It's silly - you go to a plastic chapel in Vegas, you get married in 10 minutes, and it takes you 10 years to get divorced. "

" Encountering a real place enhances the performances of actors in subtle ways and changes the spiritual texture of the film. "

" If you can't stop somebody from working and making movies that you hate, what's the next best thing? Destroy them personally. "