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I began to feel that the drama of the truth that is in the moment

I began to feel that the drama of the truth that is in the moment and in the past is richer and more interesting than the drama of Hollywood movies. So I began looking at documentary films. – Ken Burns

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I have made a film about jazz that tries to look through jazz to see what it tells us about who we are as a people. I think that jazz is a spectacularly accurate model of democracy and a kind of look into our redemptive future possibilities. – Ken Burns

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Future
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I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what were lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and its worse than fear – its active disengagement. – Ken Burns

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People tend to forget that the word “history” contains the word “story”. – Ken Burns

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The nature of the movies is different than it was five years ago, and theyre all driven by the possibilities of CGI, which means you can make anything happen on screen that you can possibly desire. – Tom Hanks

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Ive always been in the middle of making my own movies, so taking acting jobs that take me away from that has been impossible. – Albert Brooks

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I always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some peoples favorite movies. And thats what I like so much, is that you never know. Something intrigues somebody and means nothing to somebody else. – Christian Bale

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I love movies that make me cry, because theyre tapping into a real emotion in me, and I always think afterwards: how did they do that? – John Lasseter

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It would be a much better country if women did not vote. That is simply a fact. In fact, in every presidential election since 1950 – except Goldwater in 64 – the Republican would have won, if only the men had voted. – Ann Coulter

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