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"I think the audience would like to see movies that are stunning to watch. I really think they'd like to see spectacles."
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"We grew up as kids watching those movies and we were exposed to themes of civil rights, unfairness, bigotry and fathers struggling against the kind of mob of the town, so you remember how you felt as a kid being taken seriously, that you are part of the human drama."
"I'm also doing constant book readings, movies. You name it, I'm doing it."
"If movies are causing moral decay, then crime ought to be going up, but crime is going down."
"At the time I came along, Hollywood's idea of teen movies meant there had to be a lot of nudity, usually involving boys in pursuit of sex, and pretty gross overall. Either that or a horror movie. And the last thing Hollywood wanted in their teen movies was teenagers!"
"When I think of the definition of cool and when I look at people, John Travolta is really the definition of cool because, not only is he great in all his movies, but, as a person, he's just really cool."
"Before that, they thought talking movies might eliminate radio as well. But radio just keeps getting stronger."
"Sometimes you find that there is better material in small and more independent movies. There's more risk-taking."
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"One of the most amazing locations I've ever been is the top of the volcano in Tanzania, Africa. It's an actual volcano where you really have this lava every day."
"In regards to The Haunting, people compared it to the old movie, which is unfair. We didn't have the rights to the movie. I couldn't duplicate a single thing because that would have been legal infringement."
"I think there are a lot more relationship scenes in my movies that people tend to overlook. A lot of scenes really feel real and are about the characters."
"I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work."
"When I heard about the first Tomb Raider, I was very interested and I would have liked to have directed that. When I was approached for the second film, I was delighted."
"Angelina wanted to make sure that any fighting in the movie would be comparable to any male actor. Everything from stick fighting to horse riding was real to her."
"It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive."
"I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life."
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