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> [The endings for all my characters seem sufficiently human and messy for me to feel comfortable with them. In some ways they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/the-endings-for-all-my-characters-seem-sufficiently-human-and-messy/)

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

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> [It's my experience that endings are never easy, and I think I'm not alone among filmmakers or writers in this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/it-s-my-experience-that-endings-are-never-easy-and-i-think-i-m-not/)

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

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> [Unhappy endings can be as cheap as happy endings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/unhappy-endings-can-be-as-cheap-as-happy-endings/)

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

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## Other authors on Endings

## 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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