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" I don't make movies to make a point; I make movies to tell stories about people. "
Michael Cimino
Stories
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" I was a child prodigy. Like Michelangelo, who could draw a perfect circle at age five. I was extremely gifted. I could paint a perfect portrait of someone at age five. "
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" I've had enough rejection for 33 years. I don't need more. "
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" There have been so many false things written about me by people who don't know me. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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