Quote by Tony Kushner
You dont go to the movies to do historical research, unless its hi

You dont go to the movies to do historical research, unless its historical research about the movies. – Tony Kushner

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Artists know that diligence counts as much, if not more, as inspiration in art, as in politics, patience counts as much as revolution. – Tony Kushner

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As much as I hate his movies, Oliver Stone has an aspiration I admire, and that is that he wants his art to be part of what makes and changes public policy and cultural practice. – Tony Kushner

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movies
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I write plays and movies, I live and work at the borderline between word and image just as any cartoonist or illustrator does. Im not a pure writer. I use words as the score for kinetic imagistic representations. – Tony Kushner

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When youre on your deathbed, you probably arent counting the movies youve made. – Kristen Wiig

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In movies, there are some things the French do that Americans are increasingly incapable of doing. One is honoring the complexities of youth. Its a quiet, difficult undertaking, requiring subtlety in a filmmaker and perception and patience from us. – Wesley Morris

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I hate movies that tell people what to think. Im proud that Democrats thought Thank You For Smoking was their film and Republicans thought it was theirs. Im proud that pro-choice people thought Juno was their film and pro-life people thought it was theirs. – Jason Reitman

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Movies are hard work. The public doesnt see that. The critics dont see it. But theyre a lot of work. A lot of work. – Robert De Niro

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