The Waterfront Quotes

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  Hey, you wanna hear my philosophy of life? Do it to him before he does it to you.

  Marlon Brando

  Philosophy, Doe, Hey

  "Fictional character: Terry Malloy". "On the Waterfront", www.imdb.com. 1954.

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• Conscience. That stuff can drive you nuts.

  Budd Schulberg

  Nuts, Stuff, Conscience

  "Fictional character: Terry Malloy". "On the Waterfront", www.imdb.com. 1954.

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• What was bizarre, when I was younger, I never watched TV. I would rather watch a movie 100 times than to watch a TV show, just to find another nuance. I can't tell you how many times I've watched 'On the Waterfront', just to find a flaw so that I can learn and try to improve my thing.

  Vin Diesel

  Tv Shows, Trying, Tvs

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• As a planning board commissioner, I have to review the applications for development throughout the city, and the bulk of those applications have been for the waterfront. I think the progress the waterfront has made is amazing.

  Frank Vincent

  Thinking, Cities, Progress

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• The most realistic blood I've seen is when Marlon Brando gets beat up in On The Waterfront.

  George A. Romero

  Blood, Realistic, Beats

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• Remember the waterfront shack with the sign FRESH FISH SOLD HERE. Of course it's fresh, we're on the ocean. Of course it's for sale, we're not giving it away. Of course it's here, otherwise the sign would be someplace else. The final sign: FISH.

  Peggy Noonan

  Ocean, Editing, Editors

  Peggy Noonan (1990). “What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Era”, Random House (NY)

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• The waterfront without the Ferry Tower would be like a birthday cake without a candle.

  Herb Caen

  Cake, Would Be, Towers

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• It's a beautiful city, and the waterfront area is fantastic. I haven't had time to visit the theatre, but I find it remarkable that Toronto has the third-largest English-speaking theatre district in the world, after New York and London. I once noticed a fellow sitting on a bench, then I realized it was a statue of Glenn Gould. It's very realistic.

  Donald Trump

  Beautiful, New York, Cities

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• There are some movies that deserve criticism. They want people to know that it's a great dramatic accomplishment and has some great performances in it. But, c'mon. Yes, you will have some fun if you go see 'Snakes on a Plane.' Snakes are biting people - and they're biting them right on screen. There's nothing to review. It's not 'Snakes on the Waterfront.' You don't have snakes going, 'I coulda been a constrictor.' No. Hell no. It's 'Snakes on a Plane.'

  Samuel L. Jackson

  Fun, Snakes, People

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• When I think of character actors, I think of Spencer Tracy; I think of Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall. When I was a young lad watching films, my eyes were on them - watching 'On the Waterfront,' my eyes are on Rod Steiger and Karl Malden, not on Brando.

  Eddie Marsan

  Character, Eye, Thinking

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• So, I got into the law enforcement game. I worked for an outfit called Newton Detective Agency for a while. I worked eight hours on the waterfront making sure the longshoremen didn't take too many things.

  Clint Walker

  Agency, Eight, Law

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• The only guy who was at all helpful as a producer was Sam Spiegel with On the Waterfront. He's one of the few who even knows what he's doing.

  Elia Kazan

  Guy, Helpful, Producers

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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