Stephen Frears Quotes

#1. I have no directing ambition whatsoever. And as long as I meet filmmakers like Tom Hooper, Stephen Frears, and others who allow that collaboration, I can't see why I would ever want to direct.

Peter Morgan

#2. But it is very foolish to ask questions about any young ladies - about any three sisters just grown up; for one knows, without being told, exactly what they are - all very accomplished and pleasing, and one very pretty. There is a beauty in every family. - It is a regular thing

Jane Austen

#3. I never thought I was very good at developing material. I grew up at the BBC where they sent you scripts.

Stephen Frears

#4. The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.

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#5. Life is change. If you aren't growing and evolving, you're standing still, and the rest of the world is surging ahead.

Louise Penny

#6. God gave us laughter, I think, as a balm to wash the wounds of our own blunders, as a splint to mend the bones we break in our rashness or vanity.

Mark Buchanan

#7. I am excited to work with NBC News to continue to highlight stories of organizations and individuals who make their communities and our world healthier, more just and more humane.

Chelsea Clinton

#8. The dog did not move as the needle was inserted, and, as the barbiturate began to flow into the vein, the anxious expression left his face and the muscles began to relax. By the time the injection was finished, the breathing had stopped.

James Herriot

#9. Truth is quite constricting, in a way. You endlessly see at the start of a film 'This is a true story'.

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#10. I'm Jewish; I'm not religious at all, and I wouldn't pretend to know anything about Catholic politics.

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#11. As a director, my job is to protect. I protect scripts, actors, cameramen, designers.

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#12. I like making films about different cultures. I'm interested in things that I've never encountered before. I try to put myself in the audience's position.

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#13. It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come out of the blue.

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#14. Contentment should be the hallmark of my life, as I put my affairs in the hands of God.

W. Phillip Keller

#15. To be successful at anything, you need the right to fail, not just occasionally.

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#16. There's the physical life and the voice, but at some point you abandon all of that, you know what the spirit of the person is and you let it descend and just get on with it.

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#17. When I go and teach, it sort of opens me up in some way. And when you're open, you're more receptive.

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#18. Audiences aren't fools - their judgement really is important. And the true heroes of films are the investors. They take the risk, after all.

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#19. Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality its left.

John Ray

#20. I remember reading the script for 'Dangerous Liaisons' and thinking that I could quite happily spend the rest of my life watching this film; the story and the writing were so wonderful.

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#21. Freedom is precious to those who don't have it.

Virginia Prodan

#22. I have people around me. I have a semi-permanent crew. If I make a film, they just turn up. They don't even invite themselves. They don't ask if they can come - they just turn up!

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#23. Every single word you have spoken is sharp, sarcastic and twisted. When I thought you were abnormal you suddenly turned out to be normal. When I thought you were normal you turned out to be abnormal.

Jae Hee

#24. I teach film directing, inasmuch as you can. It's not really possible to teach film direction, but I sit there as a sort of testimony of experience and know-how, I suppose.

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#25. I want my films to get audiences. I am not interested in making them just for myself.

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#26. The most valuable live thing for me is when people look like they're having a good time.

Grimes

#27. I like a lot of takes. I just go on until the actors get it right.

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#28. But life isn't really about just geting by. Right when you've lulled yourself into a false sense of security, it likes to throw in a plot twist. Keep you on your toes.

Amber L. Johnson

#29. Does the emerald lose its beauty for lack of admiration?

Marcus Aurelius

#30. I've always found poverty a source of strength.

Stephen Frears