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Donald Sutherland

(1863–1949) Politician United States

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Donald Sutherland was a politician from the United States, best known for See, hear and speak.

Quick Facts About Donald Sutherland

Born: April 8, 1863
Died: January 1, 1949
Nationality: United States
Profession: Politician
Notable works: See, hear and speak

About Donald Sutherland

Donald McNichol Sutherland was a Canadian actor. With a career spanning six decades, he received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards as well as a BAFTA Award nomination. Considered one of the best actors never nominated for an Academy Award, he received an Academy Honorary Award in 2017.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Guggenheim Fellowship Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms

Quotes by Donald Sutherland · Page 2

You're always working in the movie. Never was I me, and never have I been me, nor was he him. We were…

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Always working

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What the nation's built on is discussion, contradiction and growth, and at the moment you can't discuss anything. If you do start…

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Built

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Not too much, though there's a certain amount of rancour and bitterness when someone tries to fire you.

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Amount

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He doesn't translate well into our generation.

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Aging

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When you shoot a film, when it was film, there used to be rushes and normally a director would look at them…

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Cinema

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“Why don't you knock it off with those negative waves...”

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I don't think I have one iota of cynicism about acting.

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Acting

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I am so glad my wife tolerates me. And we have three wonderful sons.

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Glad

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I never think of this business as fun. I don't know why. I think I've actually said something about it being fun,…

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Business

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Fundamentally, people are suckers for the truth.

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People

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When I do a film, the days before or the night before, I throw up. Sometimes it's just in my mouth and…

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Appearance

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Vietnam was a lie but at least there was a political agenda. It was the domino theory. Iraq is about nothing but…

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Ambition

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Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves ?Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here ?Why don't…

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Beautiful

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I don't think I'm an actor who takes their characters home with him. But I certainly do take the preparation home.

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Actor

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I had a kind of meandering little career, and then I was given a chance to play one of the bottom six…

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Bottom

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When the camera starts to roll, there is something of death about it.

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Cameras

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If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? Oh, you know something?…

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Believe

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Joe Wright called me and I also had some trepidation along those lines but he said no, it would work. He had…

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Clear

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We don't have that much time left to do it. I'm 80. I wanted to be Walter Huston to his John Huston.…

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Direct

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I love grabbing my wife and going to a distant location to film.

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Film

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The only thing I feel passionate about is my wife.

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Feels

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I'm running out of time, and a Western is America's answer to a Greek tragedy, so that's what we did. [Kiefer] hired…

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Actors

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