David Chase Quotes

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• But cheer up - we could be selling tobacco. It's not like software kills people if used as intended
• It doesn't matter if your lead character is good or bad. He just has to be interesting, and he has to be good at what…
• Psychology doesn't address the soul; that's something else.
• Hope comes in many forms.
• Cancer don't respect nothing.
• I think people are intolerant of artists.
• Hitchcock was one of the few people in Hollywood who had a brand. Every movie he made was an Alfred Hitchcock movie, couldn't have been…
• I had a prior deal in place to do a miniseries for HBO, so I'm not done with TV. But I basically want to stay…
• I have a huge editor in my head who's always making me miserable. But sometimes, I try to let my unconscious act out.
• I really like comedy. There's always a choice, when you're writing: you can either go for the joke or you can go for the story,…
• I think storytelling is all about children. We human beings love to hear stories being told - and it first happens when you're a kid.
• I'm the number-one fan of gangster movies.
• Network television is all talk. I think there should be visuals on a show, some sense of mystery to it, connections that don't add up.
• People get so tired of the '60s.
• People who need therapy are in Afghanistan. They've seen horrible human cruelty and degradation, but they don't have time or the money for therapy.
• Television is a prisoner of dialogue and steady-cam. People walk down a hall, and the camera follows them around a corner.
• There's something very dreamlike about film, and I will always be very fascinated by that, and I'm always tempted to go in that direction.
• When I was a kid, I used to watch 'Laurel and Hardy' with my cousins all the time. I still think they're extremely funny and…
• When I was doing 'The Sopranos', I liked putting music together with the film; that was my favorite part of it.
• I think for anyone who follows the 'artistic life,' a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You're probably already disregarding…

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