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title: "1 People Rational Quotes By James Toback"
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> [When people are temperate in their behavior, in their lives, someone who is addictive or extreme or obsessive can't understand how people can just go through their lives in the middle, and people who are rational and balanced can't understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/when-people-are-temperate-in-their-behavior-in-their-lives-someone/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

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## More by James Toback

> [I work seriously with complete integrity. I never, never, never have offered a part to anyone who didn't deserve it, and I've never not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/i-work-seriously-with-complete-integrity-i-never-never-never-have/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [Use people whom you're excited by and who share your excitement... The ideal collaboration is one in which the actor and director are saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/use-people-whom-you-re-excited-by-and-who-share-your-excitement-the/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [To have six billion people on Earth, two billion of whom are carrying around a warped view of you? That has to register.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/to-have-six-billion-people-on-earth-two-billion-of-whom-are-carrying/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [Some people get married and they remain "I," some get married and become "we."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/some-people-get-married-and-they-remain-i-some-get-married-and-become/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [I write fast, I write beautifully, I write convincingly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/i-write-fast-i-write-beautifully-i-write-convincingly/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [Most of my movies get about a third raves, a third vicious attacks, and a third in-between.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/most-of-my-movies-get-about-a-third-raves-a-third-vicious-attacks-and/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [I think there's a general sense that the belief structures that existed and carried civilization forward have weakened to the point where they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/i-think-there-s-a-general-sense-that-the-belief-structures-that/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [I know a star when I see one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/i-know-a-star-when-i-see-one/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [Death is a part of life, and eventually I assimilated that completely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/death-is-a-part-of-life-and-eventually-i-assimilated-that-completely/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [I alternate between feeling incredibly lucky that I've gotten away with almost everything I wanted to do, and feeling like I've been shafted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/i-alternate-between-feeling-incredibly-lucky-that-i-ve-gotten-away/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [I've struggled seriously to make movies with very little money, that I write, that I direct, that mean my life to me. The idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/i-ve-struggled-seriously-to-make-movies-with-very-little-money-that-i/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [What am I hanging around for? But I'm hanging around because it's still fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/what-am-i-hanging-around-for-but-i-m-hanging-around-because-it-s/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [When people are temperate in their behavior, in their lives, someone who is addictive or extreme or obsessive can't understand how people can just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/when-people-are-temperate-in-their-behavior-in-their-lives-someone/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [The collaborator has to be someone who understands that his role is to help you articulate what you want, but at the same time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/the-collaborator-has-to-be-someone-who-understands-that-his-role-is/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

> [The past is history, the future's a mystery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/the-past-is-history-the-future-s-a-mystery/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

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