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Oliver Stone

(1946) Film Director United States

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Oliver Stone is a film director from the United States, best known for JFK.

Quick Facts About Oliver Stone

Born: September 15, 1946
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Director
Notable works: JFK
Known for: Platoon, Natural Born Killers, JFK, Wall Street, The Doors
Spouse: Sun-jung Jung

About Oliver Stone

William Oliver Stone is an American filmmaker. An acclaimed director who tackled subjects ranging from the Vietnam War and American politics to musical biopics and crime dramas, Stone has received numerous accolades including three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, one Primetime Emmy, three Independent Spirit Awards and six Golden Globes.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Purple Heart Golden Bear Silver Bear Ordre des Arts et des Lettres BAFTA Award for Best Direction Donostia Award

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Bronze Star Medal Sitges Grand Honorary Award Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival Air Medal Golden Globe Awards Directors Guild of America Award Writers Guild of America Award Jupiter Awards Vietnam Service Medal Gallantry Cross National Defense Service Medal Commendation Medal Combat Infantryman Badge Vietnam Campaign Medal Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Officer of Arts and Letters star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Commander of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite

Quotes by Oliver Stone

“The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other…

Religion

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I'm a dramatist. Dramatists have a right to look at history and interpret it the way they see it.

History

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Christianity did take a lot of Greek concepts.

Christianity

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I've liked different women at different times in my life. I've been attracted to white women. I've been attracted to black women.…

Able

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By creating false environment of a war on drugs, and cruel and unusual punishment with these crimes, 50% of our U.S. population…

Creating

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Everyone in the world is impacted by the United States' Big Brother attitude toward the world. We need countries to say no…

Ability

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I might as well be myself. Everyone else is taken.

Might

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I didn't like my classmates at Yale. George W.Bush was in my class. I didn't know it then.

Classmates

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There is this thing about time that you can't see at the time you're at.

Time

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I'm trying to understand my life. The one that I've experienced.

Learning

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Obama is now fighting for his life. He's fighting for a federal government. I believe in a federal government. I hope it…

American revolution

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Anybody who's been through a divorce will tell you that at one point. they've thought murder. The line between thinking murder and…

Divorce

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The worst nightmare I ever had about Vietnam was that I had to go back. I woke up in a sweat, in…

Nightmare

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There are a few versions of the Alexander movie on video, only two that matter. One is from 2007, and then the…

Accepted

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I gave up on America. I read the Times just to find out what they're thinking. I read blogs. I get most…

Gave up

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Cynicism was a school in Greece - the Cynics. Diogenes is a famous Cynic. There was a strong belief in nihilism and…

Belief

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It's interesting that when economic times were the hardest, that's when many people embraced liberalism.

Economic

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You've also heard stories about how the military-industrial complex really does prefer Hilary Clinton because they know that she's not nuts like…

Clinton

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I don't think most people in the US realize how important WikiLeaks is and why Julian's case needs support.

Cases

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America is the strongest empire ever, with the largest military. We spend ten times what the Russians do. And they have equal…

Ability

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A woman can be very beautiful and an ideal model and she will photograph incredibly well, but she'll appear in film and…

Beautiful

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I think you should do rehearsal and work at it, but when the camera rolls, you should be ready. Try to make…

Cameras

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I think any filmmaker will tell you when they wandered from theater to theater to watch their prints, it was disheartening to…

Cinema

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I'm interested, I suppose, in tortured power.

Power

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I'm more comfortable with simplicity as I get older.

Comfortable

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