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"I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very few alternatives. And the film then becomes an examination of how they cope with very few options. And that's, I guess, what interests me in terms of human behavior."
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"It is childish to eat primarily or only to please your tongue."
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"Often those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks."
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"When you make eye contact with another person, you can send thousands of silent messages without even speaking a word. No wonder eye contact can be both a direct form of communication and an elusive attribute at the same time."
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"If you want to know the real reasons behind that attitude, think of the thought behind that attitude."
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"Research has shown that smiling releases endorphins-the happy hormones that shift your physiology for improved well-being. When you smile and your eyes crinkle, your body releases chemicals that change the chemistry of your brain, lifting spirits, and reducing pain. Even when it is hard to smile and you are forcing it, positive changes take place in your physiology."
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"There are people who, the more you do for them, the less they will do for themseselves."
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"How would your life be different if.You walked away from gossip and verbal defamation? Let today be the day.You speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same."
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"Some people exert more energy on less important things, some people exert less energy on less important things."
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"Humans always love and hate each other for a reason; beauty or talent, hard working or wealth. If you want to be loved give them a reason."
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"Beauty is a behavior. As is ugliness."
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"I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very few alternatives. And the film then becomes an examination of how they cope with very few options. And that's, I guess, what interests me in terms of human behavior."
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"Style is something that's extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and what you are and what the material calls for. It cannot be superimposed."
Style

"The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional - the idea. That's what is original to you."
Creativity

"The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the actor can create. And in order to do that, you have to communicate, communicate with the actors. And direction is about communication on all levels."
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"Violence is not funny."
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"I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie."
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"Technique is of less interest than character and story."
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"I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel pressed and tense almost every day of my life about something or other. And I think it's the one thing, as I look into people's eyes, that I think I share with almost everybody."
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