53 Edward Zwick Quotes for You to Enjoy

Edward Zwick

American Director

Born: Oct 8, 1952

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My job is to tell the truth about what's happening as best I can. Edward Zwick

Truth Best Job Tell About Happening

The issue of diamonds in Africa is inseparable from the issue of child soldiers. Edward Zwick

Soldiers Inseparable Issue Diamonds Child Africa

There's a rising tide of concern among activists, economists, and artists about Africa. Theres a temptation to think of it as a monolith as opposed to all these different countries with different problems. Edward Zwick

Problems Think About Temptation Rising Countries Economists Tide Concern Opposed Artists Africa Different Different Countries Activists Among

I would say that 'Schindler's List,' as powerful as it was, seemed to have continued with a particular iconography of victimization and passivity. That was the iconography with which I had grown up and to which I had grown accustomed. Edward Zwick

Say Would Seemed Had Powerful Particular Continue Passivity Up List Accustomed Victimization Which Iconography Grown Grown-Up

I think most Americans probably believe that our relationship with Japan began in 1941. In fact, obviously, it began in 1854 when Commodore Perry sailed into Yokohama harbor and threatened to burn it down unless they would open up to trade with us. The imperial impulse was first ours historically. Edward Zwick

Relationship First Down Believe Think Our Unless Ours Would Threatened Fact Imperial Open Most Obviously Trade Sailed Perry Began Up Historically American Impulse In Fact Burn Japan Us Harbor

Ironically, it's easier to raise the money to make the film than it is to have the film find wide distribution. Edward Zwick

Money Easier Find Distribution Make Than Ironically Film Wide Raise

I'm very promiscuous in my tastes. Edward Zwick

Promiscuous Very Tastes

You have to make choices always. It's about the omission of something for the sake of another. Edward Zwick

You Omission About Something Make Another Always Sake Choices

I think there is a very powerful wish that we all have of being self-contained and having sort of opted out or choosing to remove ourselves from society and to have no ties and no obligations, and even no possessions. To be free in a particular way. Edward Zwick

I think every culture - you can call it an American Ronin, a medieval knight errant, you could talk about 'Shane.' There is an archetype that I think is actually common to a lot of cultures, and even the Clint Eastwood stuff was probably as influenced by the Japanese stuff, and yet done by an Italian. Edward Zwick

You Culture Every Think Eastwood About Could Shane Knight Stuff Talk Call Italian Clint Clint Eastwood Lot Cultures American Done Common Influenced Japanese Even Actually Medieval

Romantic comedy has come to mean a couple of moderately talented actors placed in implausible situations obliged to go through a set of paces that are all too familiar, the end result being neither romantic nor comedic. Edward Zwick

Result Comedy Too Neither Obliged Through Implausible Talented Talented Actors Come Comedic Couple Go Nor End Familiar End Result Moderately Situations Being Romantic Romantic Comedy Placed Mean Actor Set