Crime Quote by William H. Macy Download Open image “It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.” — William H. Macy ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Crime Violence
What opera isn't violent? Two things happen, violence and love. And other than that, name something else. You can't — Cab Calloway Copy Share Image
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and instead of bleeding, he sings. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
'Godfather' was very classical - the way it was shot, the style - the whole driving force of it was more classical, almost Shakespearean. — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
'The Godfather' is the talismanic giant that hangs over everything in the gangster genre. — James Watkins Copy Share Image
I was researching some of the modern-day figures that The Sopranos were moulded on. So many iconic Sopranos moments. James Gandolfini and Edie Falco… — Don Winslow Copy Share Image
Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it. — John Eaton Copy Share Image
When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match. — Bruce Beresford Copy Share Image
There was certainly less profanity in the Godfather than in the Sopranos. There was a kind of respect. It's not that I totally agreed… — Danny Aiello Copy Share Image
Dare to be honest and fear no labor. ... Opera is where a man gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings. — Robert Burns Copy Share Image
I think possibly the first film that has music as its leading character. — Peter Shaffer Copy Share Image
There were a few things that went into it. When you're doing something you're trying to be your audience at the same time, so… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene, and they… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
I don't know if it's fair to say that it's a bad time for movies. It seems to me that throughout the entire history… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
I do want to do TV, but I'm looking to be a creator, writer, and producer, and perhaps I could be a recurring character.… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
It’s a shame...you just don’t see young people doing anything outside these days. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. It's not right. Someone's gotta say it. They said it. I applaud them. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
I think what all actors share is that, somewhere down in your solar plexus, there's this fear that you're not going to be able… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
I don't watch rushes. My whole thing is to try to stay in the moment with the other actor, and to let it all… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay me, then I decide… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
The emotions will take care of themselves. You don't have to prod them along. As a matter of fact, you get in trouble when… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
“Crime and punishment can be summed up in two classifications: there are bad people and there are people who get into bad situations. The… — Johnnie Dent Jr 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
“The jailers, the Court, everyone in that building – it wasn’t about justice; it was about obedience and intimidation…about maintaining order. Fear accomplished that… — Jay Allan Copy Share Image
Taking notes while watching Forensic Files and Snapped. I don't want to make the same mistakes the criminals do! ;) — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and right-angled… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
“a crime to fell a tree and light it on fire, where coals of hardened shit warmed and stunk up homes,” — Hugh Howey Copy Share Image
A great read; an exciting, frightening account of organized crime today. But like all important works of nonfiction, it goes further… This book is… — Le Ly Hayslip Copy Share Image
If it comes to a question of law, the charges they brought against me - the Espionage Act - is called the quintessential political… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
