Americans are attracted to the dark side. But which movies should be allowed to be violent and show … - Julie Taymor

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I was never a wet-eyed, passionate writer; I was always a policeman.

Julie Taymor

Americans are attracted to the dark side. But which movies should be allowed to be violent and show that dark side, and which should not? I don't believe in censorship, but I do think there are horrible movies that are bad for you.

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I love directing Shakespeare on film. It's fantastic that the actors would do exactly the same thing and be true to their part.

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We're really having a problem right now in our culture. I haven't seen one movie lately in which the story and visuals have been equally good.

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I believe that if you really have a strong idea, you can say, "What do you think? Let's see how my idea plays off yours. "

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When I'm working as a director, I might have an idea of my own but I'm also trying to get great ideas out of my actors. Directing is much more psychological - it's a lot like being a general. And you have to be organized. While you're making a film, you have between 2 and 500 people asking you a billion questions.

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Because my parents had given me tremendous respect, trust, and freedom as a child, I knew how to take responsibility for myself. If you're constantly being told "No, don't do that" or "We don't trust you," you can't develop that responsibility.

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A person unlearns arrogance when he knows he is always among worthy human beings; being alone fosters presumption. Young people are arrogant because they always associate with their own peers, those who are all really nothing but who would like to be very important.

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Sogyal Rinpoche

It is important to remember always that the principle of egolessness does not mean that there was an ego in the first place, and the Buddhists did away with it. On the contrary, it means there was never any ego at all to begin with. To realize that is called "egolessness.

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Craig Finn

One of the things you do in a band is the more you stay together, the more you play to your strengths.

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Joseph Wambaugh

I was never a wet-eyed, passionate writer; I was always a policeman.

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Sid Vicious

We're really quite nice and friendly, but everyone has a beastly side to them, don't they?

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