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title: "2 Camp Quotes By Lawrence Bender"
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> [In 1998, I was screening 'Good Will Hunting' at Camp David. And I was saying, 'Nice to meet you, Mr. President. Nice to meet you, Mrs. Clinton.' Madeleine Albright, Sandy Berger, Senator Daschle. It was an extraordinary day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/in-1998-i-was-screening-good-will-hunting-at-camp-david-and-i-was/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/lawrence-bender-27378_camp_in-1998-i-was-screening-good-will-huntin_1485278.png)

> [I had one of those light bulb 'a ha' moments while screening 'Good Will Hunting' in Camp David in 1998 - Madeleine Albright and the Clintons were there, and I just became really inspired by all of these amazing people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/i-had-one-of-those-light-bulb-a-ha-moments-while-screening-good-will/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/lawrence-bender-27378_amazing_i-had-one-of-those-light-bulb-a-ha-momen_1853270.png)

## Other authors on Camp

## More by Lawrence Bender

> [The average ordinary citizen can do a lot of different things when it comes to the climate crisis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/the-average-ordinary-citizen-can-do-a-lot-of-different-things-when-it/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [What I would say to filmmakers, if I may be so bold or so arrogant, is to draw inspiration from other filmmakers, but go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/what-i-would-say-to-filmmakers-if-i-may-be-so-bold-or-so-arrogant-is/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [To be sure, governments will remain critical to any comprehensive effort to save our planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/to-be-sure-governments-will-remain-critical-to-any-comprehensive/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [I am not married yet, but I think ultimately in a good marriage it is the relationship which is the most important thing. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/i-am-not-married-yet-but-i-think-ultimately-in-a-good-marriage-it-is/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [Being scared is really a good thing. It's being scared of being scared that's bad. Being scared of walking through your fear, going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/being-scared-is-really-a-good-thing-it-s-being-scared-of-being-scared/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [Being with Al Gore on the red carpet in Cannes was exciting - he's like a rock star unto himself!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/being-with-al-gore-on-the-red-carpet-in-cannes-was-exciting-he-s-like/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [In 1998, I was screening 'Good Will Hunting' at Camp David. And I was saying, 'Nice to meet you, Mr. President. Nice to meet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/in-1998-i-was-screening-good-will-hunting-at-camp-david-and-i-was/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [It became my first passion, the first thing I really fell in love with. I joined the Ralph Robinson Ballet company, and then went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/it-became-my-first-passion-the-first-thing-i-really-fell-in-love-with/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [I was with - he wasn't the president then, but - Barack Obama, when he was running, in Washington, during Black Congressional Caucus Weekend,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/i-was-with-he-wasn-t-the-president-then-but-barack-obama-when-he-was/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [I had one of those light bulb 'a ha' moments while screening 'Good Will Hunting' in Camp David in 1998 - Madeleine Albright and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/i-had-one-of-those-light-bulb-a-ha-moments-while-screening-good-will/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [Making movies is my profession. I like doing it a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/making-movies-is-my-profession-i-like-doing-it-a-lot/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [You know, people have actually changed the way they think about nuclear weapons now, post-Cold War, post-9/11. The threat of nuclear weapons is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/you-know-people-have-actually-changed-the-way-they-think-about/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [After 'An Inconvenient Truth' came out, a lot of people came to me with their causes, and there are a lot - water, poverty,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/after-an-inconvenient-truth-came-out-a-lot-of-people-came-to-me-with/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [I think politics is really important to our lives. At its best and highest form, it can make the biggest difference in the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/i-think-politics-is-really-important-to-our-lives-at-its-best-and/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

> [Sure, 'An Inconvenient Truth' was my first documentary. What a wonderful experience. I saw Al Gore doing his slideshow presentation, and had this nutty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-bender/sure-an-inconvenient-truth-was-my-first-documentary-what-a-wonderful/)

[Lawrence Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-bender/)

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