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,… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
As people, [my parents were] very colorful, very talkative, passionate, they really loved each other. But that also meant heated, it meant there was a lot of drama in the house. Which is good for a filmmaker, I think. — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
The Fighter was about a family struggling to overcome and fighting each other sometimes, and I went back and rewrote this script which I… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
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… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
Christianity has been responsible for plenty of horror and death in the world, all supposedly in God's name. — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
I think that everybody does hustle in order to survive. That doesn't mean lying - it's more about how you handle situations. — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got. — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
Life just happens the way it's supposed to happen. It delivers you to where it delivers you. — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
I did a dance sequence in my second short film, which was my best short film, called 'Hairway to the Stars,' and I think… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
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… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
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,… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
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… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
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