All Joe Eszterhas Quotes
- Fact is we went on to do other things. But we still wanted to do our success like rock'n'roll stars. Congratulations
- The studios have been taken over by marketing people and accountants. Accountants
- Sirens wailed; the revolution had come to Harrisonville. Blood was flowing on Pearl Street. Blood
- A cigarette in the hands of a Hollywood star onscreen is a gun aimed at a 12- or 14-year-old. Aimed
- Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star, politics as rock'n'roll, politics as a movie. Candidate
- I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed out by the Stalinism of political correctness. Approaching
- I was a militant smoker, and in my case, I think I particularly used smoking because what I felt was a kind of politically correct… Assault
- I have only one loyalty - to my writing. I never wanted to be the head of a studio or a producer. Head
- That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places. Bars
- I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head. Bond
- From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What's lost in the process is the power of… Brain
- Politics has become entertainment. Become Entertainment
- My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he was a printer, obviously because he didn't want them to… Application
- I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it. Came
- I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen, to not have some idiot change it on its way… Appears
- I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power. Been
- I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime. Director
- I always wanted to be a rock'n'roll star. Always Wanted
- From what I've been able to determine, many of our big stars are addicted to tobacco. They want to smoke in movies for the same… Able
- And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to a group of executives - they all sit around, afraid… Afraid