I study history in order to give an interpretation.
OLIVER STONEWe pray for no destruction, and for the forces of destruction not to take over.
More Oliver Stone Quotes
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I’m trying to understand my life. The one that I’ve experienced.
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I feel like I am what I am.
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I think our life is a series of adventures.
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Every movie requires its own style. Just be honest to the story. Tell the story in the best possible way that is different, exciting and original.
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Obama took a bad situation and, in certain ways, made it worse. … I find Obama scary in a way that I had not done in 2008.
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I like automatic weapons. I fought for my right to use them in Vietnam.
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When I’m working with another writer, I tend to make a lot of effort. When I collaborate with a writer, I’m not interested in credit, but I’m feeding him stuff all the time that I feel is important to shaping the script.
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Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.
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From ’45, the moment Franklin Roosevelt dies, we’re running ratlines with the Germans, helping Nazis escape.
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Christianity did take a lot of Greek concepts.
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I do believe there are leaders who are like lightning and they come along and they lead. The Lincolns of the world, the Alexander the Greats, they do exist. They have existed.
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Each actor requires a different language.
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JFK was leading the world, leading the United States into a new position with the Soviet Union. He was calling for the end of the Cold War. He would have been reelected in 1964 because he was vastly popular.
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I don’t want to make a half-assed film. It’s not my area of expertise.
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I think there is a whole older generation that will go to movies still. People like me; people over 45.
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