David O. Russell Quotes
Top 28 wise famous quotes and sayings by David O. Russell
David O. Russell Famous Quotes & Sayings
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I think it [films] was my passion without it being declared like a job that I could have, or a career that I could have.
The religion itself may have some great ideas, but I can't take it seriously if it's blatantly exclusionary.
When most people turn on their TVs, they don't expect a frank discussion of philosophical ideas in their practical context. Or any context.
It's my experience that endings are never easy, and I think I'm not alone among filmmakers or writers in this.
Gay marriage is a complete red herring to distract everyone from the economy and the war and health care and education.
You can't force a movie to happen. Movies happen when they're supposed to happen. Everything happens in God's time. I really believe that.
The great lesson about filmmaking is never take "no" for an answer, especially if you have a lot of passion and inspiration to do something.
I think if religion closes discussion or exchange of ideas or curiosity about other views, it's not true to its core.
The idea that anyone would think their religious ideas make them morally superior is just preposterous.
It's a closing of the mind that happens when you want to be lazy and go with the easiest answers, like the media do all the time in their sound bytes.
It's not easy to follow Jesus' example, and if you go to church it doesn't mean you're automatically doing it.
What we assert, very often can become our reality. To some degree, everybody can try to shape and control their fate. Everybody picks an identity.
I think audiences deserve the benefit of the doubt. I prefer to be surprised by them rather then just assume they'll react negatively to any new idea.
It's absurd that we're so quick to criticize Muslims for being fundamentalist when Christians can be just as extreme and fanatical and frightening.