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Michael Cimino
Michael Cimino
American Director
Born: Feb 3, 1939
Died: Jul 2, 2016
About Movies People Think War You
Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
There's a need to dig up the past and analyze it. Michael Cimino
Past Dig Analyze Up Need
Working-class, blue-collar guys who volunteered for Vietnam were ascribed certain political beliefs. It's time that this was redressed. It had nothing to do with politics. Once these men got to Vietnam, it was a matter of survival. Michael Cimino
Politics Time Survival Political Matter Men Nothing Once Guys Had Volunteered Got Political Beliefs Were Blue-Collar Vietnam Certain Working-Class Who Beliefs
When the rich kids got together, the most we ever did was cross against a red light. Michael Cimino
Together Light Rich Kids Cross Red Red Light Most Got Did Against Ever
When I was fifteen, I spent three weeks driving all over Brooklyn with a guy who was following his girlfriend. Michael Cimino
Three Spent Brooklyn Following Girlfriend Guy Weeks Driving Over His Fifteen Who
I don't make movies to make a point; I make movies to tell stories about people. Michael Cimino
People Tell About Point Make Stories Movies
It was just - I mean, 6,000 people giving you a standing ovation is quite an experience. Michael Cimino
You Experience People Giving Ovation Quite Just Mean Standing
I've published a couple of short novels in France that I didn't want to publish in English because I loved the characters too much to subject them to American critics who were not exactly favorable toward my work. Michael Cimino
Work Too Much Publish Too France Favorable Characters Exactly Critics Toward Couple Because Were Subject American Short Want Loved Them Much English Who Novels Published
When a guy is perceived as macho, female editors aren't going to like it - because they all want to be men. Michael Cimino
Men Macho Perceived Guy Like Because Female Editors Going Want
There's no service ribbon for people who fought in Korea. We lost over 30,000 men between 1951 and 1953 - as many as we lost in 15 years in Vietnam. Michael Cimino
Service People Men Lost Between Over Korea Years Ribbon Vietnam Who Many Fought
Hollywood has always been crazy. It's controlled anarchy. But how can you loathe something that has given you so much? Michael Cimino
Crazy You Loathe Anarchy Something Given Always How Been Controlled Hollywood Much
I wouldn't have had the life I've had without movies. Michael Cimino
Life Had Without Movies
There's nothing but brutality and bravery or cowardice that comes out of war. That's pretty much it. Michael Cimino
War Cowardice Nothing Out Pretty Brutality Bravery Much
Movies are about people; there're not about ideas. It's like great novels. Great novels are not about ideas. There's never been a great novel about ideas. Michael Cimino
Great People About Never Like Ideas Been Movies Novel Novels
Every good war film, if you want to use that phrase - I don't think it's a good phrase, but if you want to use that phrase - every good film, a first-rate film about war, is an anti-war movie. Michael Cimino
War Good You Every Think Phrase About First-Rate Anti-War Want Movie Use Film Good Film
Writing, by nature, is a fairly solitary occupation. Michael Cimino
Nature Writing Solitary Fairly Occupation
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