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The novel succeeds on terms exclusive to literature. A good film s

The novel succeeds on terms exclusive to literature. A good film succeeds on terms exclusive to the cinema. Thats why so many bad novels can become good movies, like Jaws or The Godfather. – Alexander Payne

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Anytime you cast a movie and you need someone famous in the lead part, youre a prisoner of whoever happens to be famous in the six-month window in which youre trying to get a film financed. – Alexander Payne

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Alexander Payne
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When youre a houseguest and you leave, its nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, its nice to have made a positive contribution. – Alexander Payne

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Im kind of like the goofy number-seven guy in a lot of movies. – Scott Caan

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I like to think of myself as a fairly educated human being, but Im a very uneducated actor when it comes to movies, directors, producers, actors for that matter. – Shailene Woodley

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I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is Im just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing. – Matt Damon

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But then I go through long periods where I dont listen to things, usually when Im working. In between the records and in between the writing I suck up books and music and movies and anything I can find. – Bruce Springsteen

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Perfection is the child of time. – Joseph Hall

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My dad always said, Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up. – Joe Biden

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