"But it's just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That's the big problem that we all have to think about."

Nation, Country

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"But it's just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That's the big problem that we all have to think about."

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"Afraid no, I wasn't afraid but it was an unusual thing, it was an unusual feeling. It was an unusual atmosphere for me having grown up in this country and, and, and never seeing anything like that."

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"Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors."

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"I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today which could not be settled if approached through the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount."

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"California is like an artificial limb the rest of the country doesn't really need. You can quote me on that."

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William Hazlitt, English Critic

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"Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and it's up to us to try to change it... I feel like a preacher! But it's really true. I feel personally responsible for the future of American cinema. Me personally."

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"I think a badly crafted, great idea for a new film with a ton of spelling mistakes is just 100 times better than a well-crafted stale script."

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"But it's just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That's the big problem that we all have to think about."

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"That's how I like to do it with actors, have them really go for it and I'll tell them when it's too much. It's always easier to bring it back then to push it further."

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"I mean, look, I love movies, not just the ones I make... In fact, I don't like the movies I make very much."

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