About Quote by Faran Tahir Download Open image “Does Hollywood do movies about terrorism? Yeah. And why do they do that? Because it sells.” — Faran Tahir ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare About Because Doe Does Hollywood Movie Movies Sells Terrorism Why Yeah
After 9/11, if people made movies about terrorism, the U.S. was evil and Muslims were misunderstood: 'Lions for Lambs,' 'Stop-Loss,' 'Rendition.' Well, all these… — Brad Thor Copy Share Image
Hollywood gave us far more Muslim terrorists in the Eighties and Nineties than it has since 9/11. — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
Depicting a terrorist act in a film isn't going to incite terrorism. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
[A]t the beginning of November 2001, there was a series of meetings between White House advisers and senior Hollywood executives with the aim of co-ordinating the war effort and establishing how Hollywood could help in the "war against terrorism" by getting the right ideological message across not only to Americans, but also to the Hollywood public around the globe the… — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share
Yes, but Hollywood is the strangest place in that they'll torpedo their own film to prove an emotional point. — Richard Linklater Copy Share Image
I'm sure there are people in Hollywood, whose main drive in film is to make money, who will feel that any use of the… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
It's only in relatively recent years that Hollywood became the playground of multinational corporations which regard movies and TV shows as a minor irritant… — Peter Bart Copy Share Image
There are millions of Americans who belong by nature in movie theaters as they belong at political rallies or in fortuneteller parlors and on… — Ben Hecht Copy Share Image
Hollywood movies are run on fear and they don't want to make bold choices. They, generally, speaking want to keep things status quo. That's… — Kyra Sedgwick Copy Share Image
It's an entire industry focusing on young male viewers that want action and violence. They sell us something that isn't valid. They're selling films… — Norman Jewison Copy Share Image
I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money. — David Mamet Copy Share Image
Sometimes stereotyping happens not because of any nefarious reasons but rather because people dont know who you are or where you come from, so… — Faran Tahir Copy Share Image
The box office has become global. I think that factors in to the question of how to portray different ethnicities and cultures. — Faran Tahir Copy Share Image
When I read a script, if I feel it's written with the idea of just bashing other people, then I shy away from it.… — Faran Tahir Copy Share Image
We are all quick to point out all the differences but not as willing to accept what bonds us as humans. — Faran Tahir Copy Share Image
I think you can do science fiction, but you have to ground it in some realism. People need to identify with the characters, with… — Faran Tahir Copy Share Image
I grew up with 'Star Trek,' so to get to do anything in it was fun for me. — Faran Tahir Copy Share Image
When you play a character, you get to see the world through their eyes. Whether it's a fictional world or a real world, you… — Faran Tahir Copy Share Image
If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I talk to my mates about our kids, being too tired and being worn out. — Holly Willoughby Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
That's something a lot of folks don't know about me - I'm pretty darn funny. — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon… — Magdalena Neuner Copy Share Image
Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical… — Nita Ambani Copy Share Image
One of the ways that I discovered my confidence and my ability to overpower is becoming a mother. Suddenly, my world wasn't about myself… — Lights Copy Share Image
I didn't want to do 'Fashion Police' because I thought, 'This is stupid, this is beneath me, who wants to talk about fashion?' It… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
I just worried about my weight. Worried about my appearance and thought I wan't pretty enough to be a pop star. It was very very strange. — Judith Durham Copy Share