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1861 Original quotes by 1452 unique authors

I think romance is a tool, comedy is a tool and drama is a tool. I really just want to tell stories that challenge the… — Jason Reitman
I became addicted to the movie-going experience in the 1970s, when I attended multiple screenings of films such as 'Chinatown', 'Jaws', 'Star Wars' and the… — Richard Roeper
Visit with your predecessors from previous Administrations. They know the ropes and can help you see around some corners. Try to make original mistakes, rather… — Donald Rumsfeld
Original thought, original artistic expression is by its very nature questioning, irreverent, iconoclastic. — Salman Rushdie
In early Islam, it was an absolute tenet that the prophet was not to be worshipped. The prophet was a messenger. And one of the… — Salman Rushdie
Billions of photos are shot every year, and about the toughest thing a photographer can do is invent an original, deeply personal, instantly recognizable visual… — Jerry Saltz
Pictures artists staged their own images or copied or cut out others already in existence. The viewer took them in separately, in sometimes paradoxical waves:… — Jerry Saltz
The reason the art world doesn't respond to Kinkade is because none - not one - of his ideas about subject-matter, surface, color, composition, touch,… — Jerry Saltz
I don't think American independent films have ever really been particularly experimental, except for the original guys from the '60s who were huge influences, like… — Gus Van Sant
I always have a quotation for everything - it saves original thinking. — Dorothy L. Sayers
The surest method of being incomprehensible or, moreover, to be misunderstood is to use words in their original sense; especially words from the ancient languages. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
It's not an act. I love it. It's totally original. People go, 'What's going on with this guy? Why does he sound so weird? What… — Charlie Sheen
Be original; don't be scared of being bold! — Ed Sheeran
Davy Jones was the grooviest of the Monkees, which makes him one of the grooviest pop stars who ever existed. He was the best dancer… — Rob Sheffield
Our responsibility as filmmakers is to make things that are fresh, unique and original. — Joel Silver
I made sure no butt cheek hung out. You know, the original Daisy, Catherine Bach's shorts were shorter than mine. — Jessica Simpson
A five minute call replaces the time it takes to read and reply to the original email and read and reply to their reply... or… — Simon Sinek
I like being in a recording studio. I like watching a song go from the simplicity of the original music. — Grace Slick
Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but… — Adam Smith
Labor was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. — Adam Smith
I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur. — Patti Smith
Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew: integrally, with them. — Stephen Sondheim
Because of how much movies cost, it's dangerous to be experimental on one film after the other. But we can experiment with television. We can… — Steven Spielberg
A man's 'original and natural right' to make all contracts that are 'intrinsically obligatory,' and to coerce the fulfillment of them, is one of the… — Lysander Spooner
I was on cruise control from '85 to '95, and it was my fault. There were a lot of self-inflicted wounds, when I was not… — Sylvester Stallone

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