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John Huston Quotes: What you try to become is a bringer of magic, for magic and the truth are closely allied and movies are sheer magic ... when they work, it's, well, it's glorious.
         

What you try to become is a bringer of magic, for magic and the truth are closely allied and movies are sheer magic ... when they work, it's, well, it's glorious.


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The directing of a picture involves coming out of your individual loneliness and taking a controlling part in putting together a small world.

The directing of a picture involves coming out of your individual loneliness and taking a controlling part in putting together a small world.



I don't try to guess what a million people will like. It's hard enough to know what I like.

I don't try to guess what a million people will like. It's hard enough to know what I like.



A work of art doesn't dare you to realize it. It germinates and gestates by itself.

A work of art doesn't dare you to realize it. It germinates and gestates by itself.



Hollywood has always been a cage...a cage to catch our dreams

Hollywood has always been a cage...a cage to catch our dreams



A picture is made. You put a frame around it and move on. And one day you die. That is all there is to it.

A picture is made. You put a frame around it and move on. And one day you die. That is all there is to it.



Most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place they're capable of anything.

Most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place they're capable of anything.



What to do when inspiration doesn't come; be careful not to spook, get the wind up, force things into position. You must wait around until the idea comes.

What to do when inspiration doesn't come; be careful not to spook, get the wind up, force things into position. You must wait around until the idea comes.



I prefer to think that God is not dead, just drunk.

I prefer to think that God is not dead, just drunk.



Once you have found the right shot to introduce the scene-written your first declarative sentence-then the rest flows. You've found the key to the whole scene.

Once you have found the right shot to introduce the scene-written your first declarative sentence-then the rest flows. You've found the key to the whole scene.



I relieve myself from the rigours of directing by casting the movie correctly.

I relieve myself from the rigours of directing by casting the movie correctly.





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In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.



We are so used to working that not working is the new hard work.

We are so used to working that not working is the new hard work.



For you it may be enjoyable to betraying but do you know you are killing one innocent person who trusted on you.So keep it mind your enjoy is not free.Someone paid for your fun by His/Her life

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I never trust people's assertions, I always judge of them by their actions.

I never trust people's assertions, I always judge of them by their actions.



Baseball is an art! A drama! A ballet without music! Let us give it a Greek chorus!

Baseball is an art! A drama! A ballet without music! Let us give it a Greek chorus!



As a director, I try not to implement a way for working, for every single actor, across the board. I try to work with each one, on an individual basis.

As a director, I try not to implement a way for working, for every single actor, across the board. I try to work with each one, on an individual basis.



Scientists who have dedicated their lives to building machines that think, feel that it's only a matter of time before some form of consciousness is captured in the laboratory.

Scientists who have dedicated their lives to building machines that think, feel that it's only a matter of time before some form of consciousness is captured in the laboratory.



It’s not manly to hurt others or belittle them. Respect and kindness require more courage because people take advantage of those.

It’s not manly to hurt others or belittle them. Respect and kindness require more courage because people take advantage of those.



I think everyone is their harshest critic, but I strive for excellence as much as I can because I think it shows.

I think everyone is their harshest critic, but I strive for excellence as much as I can because I think it shows.




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