"It says something about the curious nature of……" — Leonard Maltin
"It says something about the curious nature of film, that someone can be so alive on screen, when we're all too aware that they've passed. it underscores how we're mortal, and films are immortal (commenting on the death of Heath Ledger)"
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36 Quotes by Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin has 36 quotes on this site.
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I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a fifth of whom are film…
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Documentarian Laura Poitras has crafted a first-rate Hitchcockian-type thriller telling the story of Edward Snowden.
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If you're willing to go along for this farcical ride, you'll find 'Dead Snow 2' to be one terrific zombie…
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Two remarkable men -- one young, one old -- fuel each other's spirits in the beautiful documentary Keep On Keepin'…
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With massive doses of eye-popping special effects I applaud the visual achievements in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.'
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Joe Berlinger's documentary 'Whitey' is so hard-hitting and compelling, you can't take your eyes off the screen.
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The subtle performances of the leads, the remarkable Irrfan Khan and the engaging Nimrat Kaur, make 'The Lunchbox' a pleasure…
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Shailene Woodley is reason enough to see 'The Fault in Our Stars.'
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I can't think of another actor who acquired stardom so quickly, who held it for such a short time, and…
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Hitchcock's murder set-pieces are so potent, they can galvanize (and frighten) even a viewer who's seen them before!
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Not so much a film as a visual essay, exquisitely directed and photographed (by Sacha Vierny)... Difficult to watch but…
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I think people in Hollywood are afraid of sentiment because they think audiences will reject it.
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More Alive Quotes
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There are some four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. Four million different solutions to the…
— David Attenborough
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No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe,…
— Marcus Aurelius
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I think if we didn't contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious to be alive.
— Paul Auster
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.
— Richard Bach
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The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That's why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up…
— Michele Bachmann
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A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and…
— Pearl Bailey
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It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me…
— James A. Baldwin
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I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while the camera does not express…
— Ansel Adams
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My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened... well, I'm just thankful…
— Travis Barker
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As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive when my husband gets home from work, then…
— Roseanne Barr
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The real truth is, I just want to keep the voice of dissent alive in all of our elections. I…
— Roseanne Barr
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