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"We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started."

"I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments."

"A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths."

"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue."

"People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not."

"How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it?"
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"I want to make movies that people talk about when they leave the theater, that aren't clear-cut, but effective and fulfilling in some sense."


"A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making."


"Tarantino's movies, I really enjoy, certainly, and when I was 19 and 20, I was really into them."


"LA can be a very open and accepting creative environment. But it is important, because there is this odd separation here, it is important to make your kids mindful of other people and other people's plight."


"The point is to expand the scope of what a movie can possibly mean or be, to get people involved because they're artistic or understand the point of the material, not just because they fit a certain bill aesthetically."


"I have three sisters and I've always wanted a brother, so I was really interested in that notion."


"There's always difficulties and challenges in every life, I don't care how much money you make, where you live... and that's something this film speaks to."


"Home life's great, man. The kids are great, happy and healthy. I've reached this sort of wonderful precipice."
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