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I always watch rushes. They give me a sense of whether I'm going in the right direction. You work hard and hopefully get encouragement from what you see.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about encouragement, common sense, sense, rightness, work, contentment

I felt really strongly, as a New Yorker, that the city bonded in a way that transcended race and sex and economic status. We had an opportunity that the president just completely blew. Now we've gone so far in the other direction in terms of war...

Quote by Kevin Bacon about danger, city, chance, war, sex

I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again-I just have to find a story I want to tell.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about love, contentment

I never think to myself that I'm working with a woman director or not.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about woman

I used to think when I was a kid that the director was someone who came in and made you better and brought out this amazing performance.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about contentment

Those moments right before we invaded, I wish that I could have done something. But professionally, I don't go in that direction of choosing things based on personal politics.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about politics, wish, rightness, things

The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of governments.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about attention, opinion

If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former from the year, the latter from human life.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about spring, enemies, youth, human imperfections, world, life

There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.

Quote by Joseph Addison about beauty, soul, nothing

All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.

Quote by James Lane Allen about man

After all the years I've been in Hollywood, I still don't know a lot of the directors and producers who are working today.

Quote by Kim Basinger

Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us-and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning.

Quote by Louisa May Alcott about events

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about revolution, children, things

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about ambition, character, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met, the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men, women and children.

Quote by George W. Bush about children, man, people

If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.

Quote by Michael Caine about actors, contentment

January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out.

Quote by Michael Caine

My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer.

Quote by Orson Scott about theatre, actors

I thought it worked as a movie pretty well. I got lucky. I got a really good director, a good script, great music, and a really nice look - the cinematographer was brilliant. But it was a tough sell. It was hard for them to find a target audience.

Quote by Michael Chabon about commerce, good, good luck, music, thinking

I basically put myself into directors' hands and let them tell me what to do, and the more they told me what to do, the more I liked it.

Quote by Julie Christie