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> [Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/every-generation-deals-with-the-breaking-down-of-its-tradition-and-i/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

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> [Everything Sholom Aleichem talks about in his plays and his short stories is about people, family, man's relationship with his God, the breaking down of tradition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/everything-sholom-aleichem-talks-about-in-his-plays-and-his-short/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

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## Other authors on Breaking down

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## More by Norman Jewison

> [I was really excited to have the opportunity to make Fiddler.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/i-was-really-excited-to-have-the-opportunity-to-make-fiddler/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [As you know, in America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio, so if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/as-you-know-in-america-there-s-no-rights-for-the-artist-so-whatever/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [I think you get better as you get older.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/i-think-you-get-better-as-you-get-older/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [I work with a lot of movie stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/i-work-with-a-lot-of-movie-stars/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [Moonstruck... was one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/moonstruck-was-one-of-the-few-romantic-comedies-to-be-nominated-for-a/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [I try to find stories that I would think that everyone would find interesting, and just a good entertaining story, and then if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/i-try-to-find-stories-that-i-would-think-that-everyone-would-find/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [Michael Caine is a movie star, but he's also a great actor. I can't say that about every movie star. It's the concentration he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/michael-caine-is-a-movie-star-but-he-s-also-a-great-actor-i-can-t-say/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [I don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/i-don-t-like-to-think-that-maybe-i-m-just-getting-old-i-m-not-too/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [Do what you're told, and everything will be all right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/do-what-you-re-told-and-everything-will-be-all-right/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/i-m-in-the-mood-for-another-moonstruck-experience-for-another/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [When you deal with a film that takes place in Europe, and you're going to work in English, you'd better work with European actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/when-you-deal-with-a-film-that-takes-place-in-europe-and-you-re-going/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [Betrayal... is my favorite subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/betrayal-is-my-favorite-subject/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [I don't make films to win prizes. I make films to make films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/i-don-t-make-films-to-win-prizes-i-make-films-to-make-films/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [And I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/and-i-think-all-nazis-didn-t-see-themselves-as-bad-people-i-ve-never/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

> [Well, you know the old line - to be nominated is what it's all about. I think that I've done pretty well - I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/well-you-know-the-old-line-to-be-nominated-is-what-it-s-all-about-i/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

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