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The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.

Quote by Alfred Hitchcock about film, human imperfections

I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as a film to act and direct in.

Quote by Dustin Hoffman about writing, film

I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd had before. I thought I'd just try writing, and maybe start directing, but I did it very quietly.

Quote by Dustin Hoffman about writing, thinking

I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with your interpretation

Quote by Dustin Hoffman about things, contentment

If there is no direct threat why are we invading?

Quote by Dustin Hoffman

I'm most suspicious of scripts that have a lot of stage direction at the top of the page... sunrise over the desert and masses of... a whole essay before you get to the dialogue.

Quote by Anthony Hopkins about film, contentment

The video directors, they're all good, I guess. But they tend... they tend to be real control freaks because they want every shot perfect and they want your performance perfect and they want to give you every line reading.

Quote by Anthony Hopkins about perfection, real estate, good, good luck, contentment

Before I went off to North Carolina, I was reading a lot of directors' books, among them my father's autobiography. Because there's a very good chapter about the technicalities of filmmaking in that book.

Quote by Anjelica Huston about film, books, good, good luck

I don't see myself ever retiring, unless it's for something that I like better, and so far I like directing a lot but I don't see the necessity to retire from anything unless there's a really great alternative.

Quote by Anjelica Huston about film

Lots of women are working in the industry, and they're doing more directing with more coming up. I think it's all pretty good.

Quote by Anjelica Huston about woman, good, good luck

No society has been able to abolish human sadness, no political system can deliver us from the pain of living, from our fear of death, our thirst for the absolute. It is the human condition that directs the social condition, not vice versa.

Quote by Eugen Ionescu about sadness, human imperfections, vice, absolute, pain, society, fear, death

Back to the U.S. - they have a problem with historical emptiness. Those who support moderation could strangle those who stand for direct attack.

Quote by Mick Jagger about attack

I'd have loved to have been all the parts. I could have done them all brilliantly. There's no doubt about that. But I wasn't allowed. That bloody director!

Quote by Mick Jagger about doubt

The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.

Quote by Joseph Joubert about progress, mind

The length of a relationship is directly related to how much you are attracted to your significant other best friend.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love, contentment

Beauty is directly proportional to the number of drinks consumed.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love, numbers, beauty

The chance of the buttered side of the bread falling face down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about chance, face

The cost of the hair do is directly related to the strength of the wind.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about humor

When working on a motor vehicle engine, any tool dropped will land directly under the center of the engine.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology, tools

The speed with which components become obsolete is directly proportional to the price of the component.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, speed