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" I think our nation cannot stomach the notion of a woman in sexual terms whatsoever: that we are so puritanical that we cannot dismiss the notion of sex from our minds when it comes to women. "
Rod Lurie
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" We need to get young people involved in the running of this country. "
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" I admire how Tarantino finds music that's semifamiliar and not famous: undiscovered gems. "
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" Classically, throughout all of our history, the movies in times of crisis have turned to military figures as heroes, because they are the guardians of our nation. "
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" When you hire Sam Jackson, he'll figure out the character, and he'll figure out the character's look, and he'll provide it to you. With Sam Jackson, you basically yell 'action', you go get a sandwich, and you come back and yell 'cut.' "
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" Sometimes, anonymous sources, when merely stating opinions or running a smear campaign, are certainly cowards. "
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" I remember watching movies like 'Fatal Attraction' and watching the audience go bananas at the end of the film. "
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" There seems to be an interest in connecting the history of the past to the present and asking whether things have really changed. Films like 'The Contender' and 'Bulworth' seem quaint compared with Trump! "
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" As for Kate Bosworth, I've always admired her. I watched her in a movie called 'Girl in the Park,' which has never been released - not even on DVD. I had a copy, and it was bravura acting I had not seen from her. "
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" I shot part of 'Resurrecting the Champ' in Denver, and I spent a summer going to survival school in Colorado Springs. "
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" I don't think I'm equipped enough to be giving anyone a civics lesson or any kind of message. "
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" Somebody - and I'm going to guess it was Hitchcock - once said that everyone has their reasons. If you remember that, as a writer, you'll write better than average villains. "
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" The way that one feels about the story line of 'Deterrence' can tell us, I believe, about each person's conservatism or liberalism and precisely how tolerant he or she is of racism. "
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" The freer a society becomes, the freer its arts can flourish and be exported. "
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" My mom is an exceptionally wise and kind person. "
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