"I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff."

Movies, Idea, Act, Being

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"I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff."

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"There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives."

Barbara Kruger, American Artist

Movies, Music, Influence, Moments

"Right now, I'd like to just continue on a series where I am doing good work with a balance of comedy and drama. That and do occasional features and movies."

Mario Lopez, American Actor

Movies, Work, Balance, Comedy

"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."

Rachel Griffiths, American Actress

Movies, Being, Bigotry, Civil rights

"I'm also doing constant book readings, movies. You name it, I'm doing it."

Lynn Redgrave, British Actress

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"If movies are causing moral decay, then crime ought to be going up, but crime is going down."

Jack Valenti, American Businessman

Movies, Crime

"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!"

John Hughes, American Director

Movies, Teen, Time, Sex

"I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act."

Kevin Bacon, American Actor

Movies, Work, Act

"I make movies just as painters paint: I work where I can."

Jean-Jacques Annaud, French Director

Movies, Work

"I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more cynical about Christmas. There's more of an edge."

Leonard Maltin, American Critic

Movies, People, Christmas, Today

"People have perhaps gotten to the point where for the most part movies are a just bit of escape."

Neil LaBute, American Director

Movies, People

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"The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star."

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"It took a long time, but I have learned that you just can't take anything you want out of life without putting something back in exchange."

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"Back then, everyone was Lana and Rock. No one had ethnic names."

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"Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it."

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"There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives."

"Right now, I'd like to just continue on a series where I am doing good work with a balance of comedy and drama. That and do occasional features and movies."

"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!"

"I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act."

"I make movies just as painters paint: I work where I can."

"I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more cynical about Christmas. There's more of an edge."

"People have perhaps gotten to the point where for the most part movies are a just bit of escape."

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"I'm one of those people who has always been a bridesmaid."

"I dropped the script in the fireplace, called my agent and said, they can jail me, sue me, but I'm never acting again, unless I can do something worthwhile."

"The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star."

"It took a long time, but I have learned that you just can't take anything you want out of life without putting something back in exchange."

"Back then, everyone was Lana and Rock. No one had ethnic names."

"Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it."

"One thing is certain. The old Piper Laurie is no more."

"I've always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew."

"I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face."

"And even then when you take it, you've got to take it with your whole heart."