37 Morgan Neville Quotes for You to Enjoy

Morgan Neville

American Producer

Born: Oct 10, 1967

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Maybe this is my left-wing conspiracy theory, but the right has re-branded itself as kind of the everyman party: Who's the person you'd rather have a beer with? The Republican Party, even though it's a party of incredible wealth and corporate interests, has hidden behind this everyman quality. Morgan Neville

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The easiest way to subjugate a people is to erase a culture. I've seen it in war zones. Morgan Neville

War Culture People Seen Way Easiest Easiest Way Erase Subjugate Zone

I love Memphis, and just being there affects one's outlook. Morgan Neville

Love Memphis Outlook Affects Just Being Being There

I am a big believer in the power of journalism; it's a heroic pursuit. Morgan Neville

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I always tell aspiring documentary filmmakers, 'You have to go into it because you love it; if you go into it for the money, you're an idiot.' The number one prerequisite is you have to be intensely curious. If you love learning and trying to make people figure out what makes people tick, it's the best job in the world. Morgan Neville

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They don't make people like Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley anymore. Morgan Neville

People William Like Make Gore Anymore

In a weird way, our satirists probably have the most complicated, nuanced views of our politics now - Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver. I don't know what that says about our country. Morgan Neville

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TV tends to laud the person with the perfect one-liner rather than the one with the better idea. Morgan Neville

Better TV Rather Perfect Tends Idea Than Person

Politicians pretend not to be smart. Morgan Neville

Smart Politicians Pretend

The idea of music coming from the Church is not new. Morgan Neville

Music Church Idea New Coming

Church singing is a great training ground. Morgan Neville

Great Training Church Singing Training Ground Ground

Success and singing is not synonymous. Morgan Neville

Success Singing Synonymous

By the rules of debate, if you lose your cool, you've lost the game. Morgan Neville

You Game Debate Lose Lost Rules Your Cool

Music, like film, is an incredible tool for creating empathy. Morgan Neville

Music Incredible Tool Empathy Like Creating Film

There are a handful of music docs I'd love to do, including David Bowie. Morgan Neville

Love Music David David Bowie Bowie Handful Including

Vidal was a novelist, an essayist, a playwright, a screenwriter, and many other things. Buckley started a magazine, hosted a TV show, lead a political movement, and was a master debater. They were multihyphenates in a way that you rarely see anymore. Morgan Neville

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When you come to documentaries, the stakes are too low for it to be cutthroat. You're all doing it for the right reasons. Morgan Neville

You Too Right Reasons Come Documentaries Doing Low Stakes Reasons Right

I feel like I'm in a privileged position where I get to meet people and talk to them about the most important things in their lives. I appreciate that trust they're putting in me. Morgan Neville

I think, in the West, we often discount the arts as nice but not that important. Certainly in America when we cut funding for schools, the arts are the first programs to go. But the arts built the things we need more than anything else: collaboration and co-operation and creativity. Morgan Neville

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Being a backup singer means being able to sing on a dime. Music is oozing out of their every pore. Morgan Neville

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