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> ['Faces' became more than a film. It became a way of life, a film against the authorities and the powers that prevent people from expressing themselves the way they want to, something that can't be done in America, that can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/faces-became-more-than-a-film-it-became-a-way-of-life-a-film-against/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

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## More by John Cassavetes

> [I think I probably have the philosophy of a poor man. You know, like maybe I'd steal the pennies off a dead man's eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/i-think-i-probably-have-the-philosophy-of-a-poor-man-you-know-like/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [I have a one-track mind. That's all that I'm interested in - love. And the lack of it. When it stops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/i-have-a-one-track-mind-that-s-all-that-i-m-interested-in-love-and/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [(Acting) is an extension of life. How you're capable of performing in your life, that's how you're capable of performing on screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/acting-is-an-extension-of-life-how-you-re-capable-of-performing-in/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [I hate entertainment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/i-hate-entertainment/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [My mother and father were never frightened of anything. They always felt that they should go through life happily and without fear, and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/my-mother-and-father-were-never-frightened-of-anything-they-always/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [People don't know what they are doing most of the time. They don't know what they want. It's only in 'the movies' that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/people-don-t-know-what-they-are-doing-most-of-the-time-they-don-t/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [The most difficult thing in the world is to reveal yourself, to express what you have to. As an artist, I feel that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/the-most-difficult-thing-in-the-world-is-to-reveal-yourself-to/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [I have the confidence that I can take anybody and have them give a good performance, because I don't think there's anything to acting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/i-have-the-confidence-that-i-can-take-anybody-and-have-them-give-a/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [I like to act in films, I like to shoot 'em, I like to direct 'em, I like to be around 'em. I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/i-like-to-act-in-films-i-like-to-shoot-em-i-like-to-direct-em-i-like/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [People have said that my films are very difficult to watch, that they're experiences you are put through rather than ones you enjoy, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/people-have-said-that-my-films-are-very-difficult-to-watch-that-they/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [I would put my pictures up against anybody's in this world. Certainly in my own day I bow to no one. I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/i-would-put-my-pictures-up-against-anybody-s-in-this-world-certainly/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [People who are making films today are too concerned with mechanics - technical things instead of feeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/people-who-are-making-films-today-are-too-concerned-with-mechanics/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [I’m very worried about the depiction of women on the screen. It’s gotten worse than ever and it’s related to their being either high-…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/i-m-very-worried-about-the-depiction-of-women-on-the-screen-it-s/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [I'm not good at comparing and contrasting. I take what's in front of me for what it is, although I guess there's something about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/i-m-not-good-at-comparing-and-contrasting-i-take-what-s-in-front-of/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

> [Films today show only a dream world and have lost touch with the way people really are... In this country, people die at 21.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/films-today-show-only-a-dream-world-and-have-lost-touch-with-the-way/)

[John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/)

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