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> [I hadn't made that movie before and when I ever met the real Joy Mangano, which happened because De Niro insisted we meet her and her father, that's what she felt like to us. She impressed us with her quiet,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/i-hadn-t-made-that-movie-before-and-when-i-ever-met-the-real-joy/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

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> [You know, you have Scorsese who worked with De Niro and - or DiCaprio. You have William Wyler who worked with Bette Davis. You have George Cukor who worked with Katharine Hepburn. I just - people get to be friends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/you-know-you-have-scorsese-who-worked-with-de-niro-and-or-dicaprio/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

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## More by David O. Russell

> [The Fighter was about a family struggling to overcome and fighting each other sometimes, and I went back and rewrote this script which I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/the-fighter-was-about-a-family-struggling-to-overcome-and-fighting/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/i-think-any-spiritual-experience-that-s-worthwhile-is-not-about-ego/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [Christianity has been responsible for plenty of horror and death in the world, all supposedly in God's name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/christianity-has-been-responsible-for-plenty-of-horror-and-death-in/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [“We're not in infinity, we're in the suburbs.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/we-re-not-in-infinity-we-re-in-the-suburbs/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [I think that everybody does hustle in order to survive. That doesn't mean lying - it's more about how you handle situations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/i-think-that-everybody-does-hustle-in-order-to-survive-that-doesn-t/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [I got put on jury duty, which is where I learned how to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/i-got-put-on-jury-duty-which-is-where-i-learned-how-to-write/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/there-s-nothing-better-than-an-actor-who-is-really-really-hungry-to/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [Life just happens the way it's supposed to happen. It delivers you to where it delivers you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/life-just-happens-the-way-it-s-supposed-to-happen-it-delivers-you-to/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [I did a dance sequence in my second short film, which was my best short film, called 'Hairway to the Stars,' and I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/i-did-a-dance-sequence-in-my-second-short-film-which-was-my-best/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [It's a closing of the mind that happens when you want to be lazy and go with the easiest answers, like the media do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/it-s-a-closing-of-the-mind-that-happens-when-you-want-to-be-lazy-and/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [You know when you're hungry and excited and you feel humble about it? I like that. In the past, when things were not clear,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/you-know-when-you-re-hungry-and-excited-and-you-feel-humble-about-it/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [That's the most beautiful thing that I like about boxing: you can take a punch. The biggest thing about taking a punch is your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/that-s-the-most-beautiful-thing-that-i-like-about-boxing-you-can-take/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [The whole trick is to make it feel like you're spying on real people's lives as they get through the day. When I'm writing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/the-whole-trick-is-to-make-it-feel-like-you-re-spying-on-real-people/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [You learn by trying and failing. Just a lot of hard work and mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/you-learn-by-trying-and-failing-just-a-lot-of-hard-work-and-mistakes/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

> [The romance is essential. I love the love. I don't love just people struggling. I love what people are struggling for. That moves me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/the-romance-is-essential-i-love-the-love-i-don-t-love-just-people/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

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