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"So Liam and movies are obviously big passions, and I read and write."

"So Liam and movies are obviously big passions, and I read and write."

Faye Dunaway, American Actress

25

"You know, Mamet is not a huge writer of female parts. Most of his movies don't even have women in them, so I'm lucky I'm in it at all."

"You know, Mamet is not a huge writer of female parts. Most of his movies don't even have women in them, so I'm lucky I'm in it at all."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

Movies, Women, Writer

25

"There are movies where we are interested in seeing people's lives without agreeing with what they're doing."

"There are movies where we are interested in seeing people's lives without agreeing with what they're doing."

Natalie Portman, American Actress

25

"Alone is a much better film than House of the Dead and better than most horror movies out today."

"Alone is a much better film than House of the Dead and better than most horror movies out today."

Uwe Boll, German Director

Movies, Film, Horror, Today

25

"I want to try and work in different genres with different types of actors, on small movies and big movies."

"I want to try and work in different genres with different types of actors, on small movies and big movies."

Sam Mendes, British Director

Movies, Work, Actors, Want

25

"I watch movies occasionally, and I watch documentaries. Virtually nothing else."

"I watch movies occasionally, and I watch documentaries. Virtually nothing else."

Don DeLillo, American Novelist

Movies, Nothing

25

"When I'm depressed and I feel low thinking that good movies are not made any more, then I put on his movies and I watch them. I laugh and I cry and I have great pleasure."

"When I'm depressed and I feel low thinking that good movies are not made any more, then I put on his movies and I watch them. I laugh and I cry and I have great pleasure."

Geraldine Chaplin, American Actress

Movies, Pleasure, Thinking

25

"When I was a kid going to the movies, we'd go because Bogart was in the movie, or Cagney, or John Wayne. We didn't know what the story was about or anything."

"When I was a kid going to the movies, we'd go because Bogart was in the movie, or Cagney, or John Wayne. We didn't know what the story was about or anything."

Dennis Farina, American Actor

25

"Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of the film."

"Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of the film."

Roger Ebert, American Critic

Movies, America, Class, Film

25

"Of course, the whole Andy Kaufman angle was classic. I'm real proud of that. I mean that is something people are still talking about 20 years later, making movies about and that sort of thing. I mean not a day goes by that someone doesn't mention Andy Kaufman to me."

"Of course, the whole Andy Kaufman angle was classic. I'm real proud of that. I mean that is something people are still talking about 20 years later, making movies about and that sort of thing. I mean not a day goes by that someone doesn't mention Andy Kaufman to me."

Jerry Lawler, American Entertainer

Movies, People, Day, Talking

25

"I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So I wanted to do it as a series of recurring TV movies, and they said no. So I agreed to do it as a series."

"I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So I wanted to do it as a series of recurring TV movies, and they said no. So I agreed to do it as a series."

Dennis Farina, American Actor

25

"There's no question that Whale's movies are classics. They were wonderful, and successful."

"There's no question that Whale's movies are classics. They were wonderful, and successful."

Bill Condon, American Director

Movies, Successful, Question

25

"Barbra Streisand is without a doubt one of the most honest people I have ever known. There is no doubt in my mind that she will not be doing any more concerts. Of course, she still will be making records and starring and directing in movies."

"Barbra Streisand is without a doubt one of the most honest people I have ever known. There is no doubt in my mind that she will not be doing any more concerts. Of course, she still will be making records and starring and directing in movies."

Marvin Hamlisch, American Composer

Movies, People, Doubt, Mind

25

"I haven't seen Clones, which has been during this period when I haven't seen much of anything, but I did see Phantom Menace, and see my feelings about it - see, first of all, I think that when you make a lot of movies, your attitude about the movies changes."

"I haven't seen Clones, which has been during this period when I haven't seen much of anything, but I did see Phantom Menace, and see my feelings about it - see, first of all, I think that when you make a lot of movies, your attitude about the movies changes."

Lawrence Kasdan, American Producer

Movies, Feelings, Attitude, First

24

"But, Tarantino has seen all of my movies. He's seen my good stuff, he's seen my bad stuff, he's seen the ones I directed, he's read my autobiography. There's an awful lot of things he knows about me, all of which I think had something to do with his casting."

"But, Tarantino has seen all of my movies. He's seen my good stuff, he's seen my bad stuff, he's seen the ones I directed, he's read my autobiography. There's an awful lot of things he knows about me, all of which I think had something to do with his casting."

David Carradine, American Actor

Movies, Autobiography

24

"In the movies, Bette Davis lights two cigarettes and hands the second one to James Cagney. It was just so glamorous and romantic."

"In the movies, Bette Davis lights two cigarettes and hands the second one to James Cagney. It was just so glamorous and romantic."

Loni Anderson, American Actress

Movies, Romantic

24

"It was like in Samoa when they'd put up a movie screen on the beach and show movies and the locals would run behind the sheet to see where the people went. It was pretty grim."

"It was like in Samoa when they'd put up a movie screen on the beach and show movies and the locals would run behind the sheet to see where the people went. It was pretty grim."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Movies, People, Beach, Pretty

24

"Every now and then, when you're on stage, you hear the best sound a player can hear. It's a sound you can't get in movies or in television. It is the sound of a wonderful, deep silence that means you've hit them where they live."

"Every now and then, when you're on stage, you hear the best sound a player can hear. It's a sound you can't get in movies or in television. It is the sound of a wonderful, deep silence that means you've hit them where they live."

Shelley Winters, American Actress

Movies, Deep, Now, Silence

24

"On planes I always cry. Something about altitude, the lack of oxygen and the bad movies. I cried over a St. Bernard movie once on a plane. That was really embarrassing."

"On planes I always cry. Something about altitude, the lack of oxygen and the bad movies. I cried over a St. Bernard movie once on a plane. That was really embarrassing."

Michael Stipe, American Musician

24

"I like simple things. I like to sneak in the theatre and watch movies. I'm a movie buff."

"I like simple things. I like to sneak in the theatre and watch movies. I'm a movie buff."

Justin Timberlake, American Musician

Movies, Theatre

24

"They allow us to disrespect our Black woman. A lot of these things would be considered criminal if it were to be carried out in the streets. That's like when they tell you after you buy your VHS and you rent movies they tell you not to copy the movies."

"They allow us to disrespect our Black woman. A lot of these things would be considered criminal if it were to be carried out in the streets. That's like when they tell you after you buy your VHS and you rent movies they tell you not to copy the movies."

Afrika Bambaataa, American Musician

24

"My sense is, I think it's okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career."

"My sense is, I think it's okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career."

Ivan Reitman, Canadian Actor

Movies, Work, Career, Sense

24

"I'll be honest with you. My kids don't watch my movies and never have. I can maybe name a film one hand that they've seen, actually, all the way through."

"I'll be honest with you. My kids don't watch my movies and never have. I can maybe name a film one hand that they've seen, actually, all the way through."

Kevin Bacon, American Actor

Movies, Film, Kids, Name

24

"The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything that makes them worthwhile in order to get them made - and that's a tricky balance."

"The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything that makes them worthwhile in order to get them made - and that's a tricky balance."

Alex Winter, American Actor

Movies, Balance, Culture, Order

24

"People need to start to think about the messages that they send in the movies."

"People need to start to think about the messages that they send in the movies."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

24

"I'm not really into movies on dates because you can't chat it up."

"I'm not really into movies on dates because you can't chat it up."

Taryn Manning, American Actress

24

"Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me."

"Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me."

Tim Burton, American Director

Movies, Therapy

24

"The highest grossing films have great, moral messages - not dirty, base themes, so we're trying to get producers to make more of the uplifting movies."

"The highest grossing films have great, moral messages - not dirty, base themes, so we're trying to get producers to make more of the uplifting movies."

Morgan Brittany, American Actress

24

"When I saw Arnold say that he didn't need a union, because people in his position don't need it, I thought, this is a very naive way to present yourself. It's also kinda dumb about making movies. It doesn't realize how the union movement even helps the star."

"When I saw Arnold say that he didn't need a union, because people in his position don't need it, I thought, this is a very naive way to present yourself. It's also kinda dumb about making movies. It doesn't realize how the union movement even helps the star."

Warren Beatty, American Actor

Movies, Thought, People, Dumb

24

"Even in the former Soviet Union, they have good copies of my movies."

"Even in the former Soviet Union, they have good copies of my movies."

Dario Argento, Italian Director

24

"I will make action movies, I think, for a few more years, another five years."

"I will make action movies, I think, for a few more years, another five years."

Jackie Chan, Chinese Actor

Movies, Action, Will, Years

24

"I grew up on Bette Davis movies, and Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe."

"I grew up on Bette Davis movies, and Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe."

Charlize Theron, South African Actress

24

"I mean, the trouble with some of the kind of relationship movies I've done, is there's only so many ways you can shoot a conversation. I was really tired of talking heads."

"I mean, the trouble with some of the kind of relationship movies I've done, is there's only so many ways you can shoot a conversation. I was really tired of talking heads."

Lawrence Kasdan, American Producer

Movies, Conversation, Talking, Trouble

24

"So I got caught up in the same wave as everybody else and went right out to Hollywood, to make movies."

"So I got caught up in the same wave as everybody else and went right out to Hollywood, to make movies."

Kitty Carlisle, American Musician

Movies, Hollywood, Right

24

"I'll probably pursue doing more movies, but not horror or movies with killers in them. I'll try to stick to happy movies. I want to act and direct like Jodie Foster. I admire her because she went to college and she's still doing the same thing."

"I'll probably pursue doing more movies, but not horror or movies with killers in them. I'll try to stick to happy movies. I want to act and direct like Jodie Foster. I admire her because she went to college and she's still doing the same thing."

Lindsay Lohan, American Actress

Movies, Act, College, Horror

24

"I don't like to watch my own movies - I fall asleep in my own movies."

"I don't like to watch my own movies - I fall asleep in my own movies."

Robert De Niro, American Actor

24

"When a French book becomes an international hit it is because of the author and not because of the language. The same goes for movies."

"When a French book becomes an international hit it is because of the author and not because of the language. The same goes for movies."

Jean-Jacques Annaud, French Director

Movies, Language

24

"I think that's what I really liked about Narc: My character has a real operatic range in a way that older movies used to have."

"I think that's what I really liked about Narc: My character has a real operatic range in a way that older movies used to have."

Jason Patric, American Actor

Movies, Character

24

"I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why."

"I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why."

Maureen O'Hara, Irish Actress

Movies, Actors, Now, Today

24

"I'm less interested in slasher, and go more for roles that can affect you on a personal level. I'm interested in human empathy in the movies I see, and in the ones I am a part of."

"I'm less interested in slasher, and go more for roles that can affect you on a personal level. I'm interested in human empathy in the movies I see, and in the ones I am a part of."

Joshua Leonard, American Actor

Movies, Empathy

24

"Well, I think that when you direct a movie or write it. And in the case of the two movies I did, I wrote and directed, they occupy a special place for you."

"Well, I think that when you direct a movie or write it. And in the case of the two movies I did, I wrote and directed, they occupy a special place for you."

Sean Penn, American Actor

24

"I'd rather direct than produce. Any day. And twice on Sunday."

"I'd rather direct than produce. Any day. And twice on Sunday."

Steven Spielberg, American Director

24

"In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies."

"In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies."

Stephen Sondheim, American Composer

Movies, Popular

24

"One of my favorite movies is The Little Foxes."

"One of my favorite movies is The Little Foxes."

Donna Mills, American Actress

Movies, Favorite

24

"Well, look at all of these summer blockbusters. You can't help but laugh a little, because you've already seen a lot of these movies 482 times."

"Well, look at all of these summer blockbusters. You can't help but laugh a little, because you've already seen a lot of these movies 482 times."

Sean Penn, American Actor

Movies, Help, Summer

24

"I like to make all kinds of movies. I'd do 'Ocean's Thirteen' with the right script."

"I like to make all kinds of movies. I'd do 'Ocean's Thirteen' with the right script."

Steven Soderbergh, American Director

23

"You won't find me in a romantic comedy. Those movies don't speak to me. People don't come to talk to me about those scripts, because they probably think I'm this dark, twisted, miserable person."

"You won't find me in a romantic comedy. Those movies don't speak to me. People don't come to talk to me about those scripts, because they probably think I'm this dark, twisted, miserable person."

Naomi Watts, English Actress

Movies, People, Comedy, Romantic

23

"I choose movies, I never choose roles. I look at the script. I look at the director. I look at the other actors - and then the role."

"I choose movies, I never choose roles. I look at the script. I look at the director. I look at the other actors - and then the role."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

23

"So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but I don't take myself seriously as an actor."

"So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but I don't take myself seriously as an actor."

Henry Rollins, American Musician

23

"I had done some TV movies that were great experiences but, no, I wasn't looking to do a series."

"I had done some TV movies that were great experiences but, no, I wasn't looking to do a series."

Victor Garber, Canadian Actor

23

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