Motion Pictures Quotes - Page 2

• Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials

  Parker Stevenson

  Play, Done, Television

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• The motion picture is like a picture of a lady in a half-piece bathing suit. If she wore a few more clothes, you might be intrigued. If she wore no clothes at all, you might be shocked. But the way it is, you are occupied with noticing that her knees are too bony and that her toenails are too large. The modern film tries too hard to be real. Its techniques of illusion are so perfect that it requires no contribution from the audience but a mouthful of popcorn.

  Raymond Chandler

  Real, Clothes, Perfect

  Raymond Chandler, Dorothy Gardiner, Kathrine Sorley Walker (1977). “Raymond Chandler Speaking”, p.134, Univ of California Press

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• Of all the things I've done in life, directing a motion picture is the most beautiful. It's the most exciting and the nearest than an interpretive craftsman, such as an actor can possibly get to being a creator.

  Laurence Olivier

  Beautiful, Actors, Done

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The English should give Ireland home rule - and reserve the motion picture rights.

  Will Rogers

  Home, Rights, Giving

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• The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector.

  Peter Bart

  Commitment, Media, Financial

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• I love all of the arts. I love motion pictures. I love stage. I love theater.

  Ray Bradbury

  Art, Theater, Stage

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• I went around the corner to motion pictures.

  Jerry Reed

  Corners, Around The Corner

  "Jerry Reed dies - country singer, movie actor" by John Gerome, www.sfgate.com. September 3, 2008.

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• The conscience of America seems to be paralyzed... We seem to be insensible to the things that are now taking place on motion picture screens and on the news stands that are constantly stimulating our young people.

  Billy Graham

  America, People, News

  FaceBook post by Billy Graham from Feb 13, 2015

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• I've done my bit for motion pictures-I've stopped making them.

  Liberace

  Done, Bits

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• I wouldn't give a dime for all the possibilities of [motion pictures with sound]. The public will never accept it.

  George Eastman

  Giving, Sound, Dimes

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• Filmmakers began to experiment with special effects almost as soon as motion pictures were invented. The history of special effects is the history of motion pictures.

  Ben Burtt

  Special, Filmmaker, Experiments

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• Motion pictures are of course a different medium of expression than the public speech, the radio, the stage, the novel, or the magazine. But the First Amendment draws no distinction between the various methods of communicating ideas.

  William O. Douglas

  Expression, Ideas, Different

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• Every race man and woman should cast aside their skepticism regarding the Negro's ability as a motion picture star.

  Oscar Micheaux

  Stars, Men, Race

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I never had any interest in sitcoms or motion pictures or anything like that.

  Norm MacDonald

  Interest, Sitcom

  Interview with Steve Heisler, tv.avclub.com. April 12, 2011.

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• I made my last motion picture in March 1965 for Magna Pictures. 'Harlow,' based on the life of actress Jean Harlow... I didn't know at the time that 'Harlow' would be my last motion picture.

  Ginger Rogers

  Would Be, Lasts, Actresses

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• I am absolutely ecstatic about it, ... To say you are one of the 50 favorite villains and one of the 50 favorite heroes in the history of American motion pictures, that is unbelievable, and I felt very honored.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Hero, Villain, Unbelievable

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• A myth is a fantasy, a preferred lie, a foundational story, a hypnotic trance, an identity game, a virtual reality, one that can be either inspirational or despairing. It is a story in which I cast myself; it is my inner cinema, the motion picture of my inner reality - one that moves all the time. No diagnosis can fix the myth, no cure can settle it, because our inner life is precisely what, in us, will not lie still.

  Ginette Paris

  Lying, Moving, Reality

  Ginette Paris (2013). “Wisdom of the Psyche: Depth Psychology After Neuroscience”, p.81, Routledge

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• I read a column by George Will that SCARFACE should be rated X because parents were taking their children to see it. So what? Why should the motion-picture industry be responsible for our morality? Dad says to Mom, `SCARFACE is in town.' `What's it about?' `Human scum who kill each other over cocaine deals.' `Sounds great! Let's take the kids!'

  Ian Shoales

  Mom, Children, Dad

  Ian Shoales (1985). “I gotta go: the commentary of Ian Shoales”, Perigee

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• The greatest danger to this country lies in their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio and our government.

  Charles Lindbergh

  Country, Lying, Government

  Speech in Des Moines, Iowa, September 11, 1941.

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• [T]here may be some truth in that if the Arabs have some complaints about my policy towards Israel, they have to realize that the Jews in the U. S. control the entire information and propaganda machine, the large newspapers, the motion pictures, radio and television, and the big companies, and there is a force that we have to take into consideration.

  Richard M. Nixon

  Israel, Machines, Television

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• I no longer look at my life and times in the motion picture industry as my career. I just look at it now as something I like and want to do.

  Kurt Russell

  Careers, Looks, Want

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• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, fellow members of the motion picture industry and honored guests. This is one of the happiest moments of my life, and I want to thank each one of you who had a part in selecting me for one of their awards for your kindness. It has made me feel very, very humble and I shall always hold it as a beacon for anything that I may be able to do in the future. I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry. My heart is too full to tell you just how I feel, and may I say thank you and God bless you.

  Hattie McDaniel

  Art, Kindness, Humble

  Hattie McDaniel's Academy Awards acceptance speech for "Actress in a Supporting Role" Award for the film "Gone with the Wind", aaspeechesdb.oscars.org. February 29, 1940.

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• I think the motion picture industry is a stupid business and I despise acting the scenes in short snatches, one at a time. I hate this film work. I am disgusted with myself. On the stage I could never play a part unless I felt it with all my heart and soul.

  Conrad Veidt

  Business, Stupid, Hate

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• I feel that classical music should be a more recognizable part of everyone’s entertainment. It has been my hope that through live concerts, motion pictures, recordings, international competitions, and interesting public forums, a larger group of people will learn to love classical music and attend live concert performances.

  Jose Iturbi

  Live Concerts, People, Interesting

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