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Rod Lurie
Rod Lurie
Israeli Director
Born: May 15, 1962
About Dogs People Think Will You
Related authors: Alfred Hitchcock David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
Just because the boogeyman of the Soviet Union doesn't exist anymore, it doesn't mean the world is living angelically. Rod Lurie
World Living Because Exist Soviet Soviet Union Just Just Because Anymore Mean Union
People tend to forget about nuclear weapons. We think they are going to remain in silos for the rest of time. As long as they exist, they are going to be used. Rod Lurie
Time People Rest Long Think Weapons About Remain Tend Exist Forget Going Used Nuclear Nuclear Weapons
'Monsters of God' isn't just a series close to my heart; it is my heart, and I am very much looking forward to working with my fantastic team in New Mexico to create a top-notch series. Rod Lurie
God Heart Looking Monsters Top-Notch New Looking Forward Am New Mexico Mexico Very Close Just Fantastic Create Much Working Team Forward Series
It's not such a bad thing to bring some naive optimism to Washington. Rod Lurie
Bad Some Bad Thing Naive Optimism Washington Thing Bring
We need to get young people involved in the running of this country. Rod Lurie
People Country Young Running Involved Get Young People Need
I've been a huge fan of Steven Bochco's for over two decades. Rod Lurie
Over Steven Been Huge Huge Fan Decades Fan Two
Rehearsing is more about blocking in the case of movies, I think, and blocking, of course, is very important to the beauty of a scene. Rod Lurie
Important Beauty Think About Case More Scene Course Blocking Very Movies Rehearsing
No matter how far they rise, women never stop being the caregiver. At the end of the day, women bear the emotional responsibility for their families. Rod Lurie
Day Women End Of The Day Matter Responsibility Rise Bear Emotional Never Never Stop How How Far End Families Stop Being Far
When you do a freeze frame, you have the opportunity to find the exact shot that you want - no guessing. Rod Lurie
You Opportunity Frame Guessing Exact Find Freeze Want Shot
We are viewed by the world as a quasi-racist state in which we allow natural disasters to obliterate our minority community, in which our penal system is designed to treat blacks unfairly, and in which we let the medical and educational systems in our ghettos fester to the level of some third-world countries. Rod Lurie
Natural World Treat Minority Natural Disasters Community State Our System Systems Some Blacks Obliterate Allow Countries Disasters Educational Fester Unfairly Which Viewed Medical Level Designed
I'll tell you this: you can look at all the masculine toughies you want - the Ben Roethlisbergers, the Russell Crowes, the David Petraeuses - but if you want to look at what a man should be - persevering, honest, a person who manifests his intellect into action - you need look no further than Roger Ebert. Rod Lurie
You Man Action Further Tell Russell David Masculine Look His Intellect Persevering Roger Than Person Want Should Who Need Honest Ben
Hollywood is enamored of the 20- to 30-year-old actress, but by the very nature of the life experience of the character, the roles cannot be that rich. You can only have Angelina Jolie in a mental hospital so many times. Rod Lurie
Life Nature Character You Experience Rich Life Experience Angelina Jolie Mental Only Hospital Enamored Very Times Roles Cannot Hollywood Many Actress
The point of remaking 'Straw Dogs' is not to replicate the philosophies of Sam Peckinpah at all. What made that film singular was the attitude that he brought to the characters. Oddly enough, that's the one thing that I really wanted to change. Rod Lurie
Attitude Change Made Enough Philosophies Characters One Thing Brought Point He Dogs Oddly Singular Replicate Sam The One Thing Wanted Really Straw Film Thing
'All the President's Men' is a movie that has a very personal place for me because it made me want to be a journalist, and then it made me want to be a filmmaker. Rod Lurie
Me Made Men Journalist President Because Very Personal Want Movie Place Then Filmmaker
I don't think I'm equipped enough to be giving anyone a civics lesson or any kind of message. Rod Lurie
Giving Lesson Think Enough Kind Message Equipped Any Anyone
If I have to answer one more time, 'Why did you want to remake 'Straw Dogs?'' with the emphasis on the word 'why,' I'm going to flip out. Rod Lurie
Time You Word Out More Remake Emphasis Answer Dogs Did Going Want Flip Straw Why
Some nights I lie awake at night thinking, 'What's going to stop someone from smashing a chair through my window and coming in the house at two in the morning?' It is very unnerving. It's a realistic scare, which is the worst kind of scare that you could have. Rod Lurie
Morning You Lie Realistic Thinking Nights Worst Worst Kind Unnerving Kind Scare Some Window Someone Could Through Smashing House Coming Very Going Stop Which Awake Chair Night Two
What makes a man is when you go against your own instincts to do to the right thing. Rod Lurie
You Man Own Right Thing Instincts Makes Go The Right Thing Against Your Right Thing
I admire how Tarantino finds music that's semifamiliar and not famous: undiscovered gems. Rod Lurie
Music Finds Admire Gems How Undiscovered Tarantino Famous
There's no need to make any film. The word 'need' is pretty strong. But if there's a purpose behind making the film, there can be a justification for it. Rod Lurie
Strong Word Pretty Purpose Make Making Any Behind Justification Film Need
I thought I'd give myself 10 years as an entertainment journalist and build up so much clout that there was no way Hollywood could ignore me when I started delivering scripts. Little did I know they were very good at ignoring it. Rod Lurie
Myself Good Me Entertainment Thought Journalist Build Way Give Could Delivering Know Were Years Up Very Did Clout Little Scripts Hollywood Much Ignore Ignoring Started
I shot part of 'Resurrecting the Champ' in Denver, and I spent a summer going to survival school in Colorado Springs. Rod Lurie
Survival School Summer Spent Colorado Part Springs Denver Going Shot Champ
As much as I like Michael Moore - and I'm on the same political side as him - I think his documentaries are really a batch of manipulations and lies. Rod Lurie
Political Think Batch Side Moore Lies Like Documentaries Him His Michael Same Much Really
I am a liberal. I have always been a liberal. Rod Lurie
Liberal Always Am Been
There was scarcely a month during 1988 when Thomas Harris' novel, 'The Silence Of The Lambs,' was not on or around the top of the 'New York Times' list of America's bestselling books. Rod Lurie
Silence Thomas Books Harris Month Top Scarcely New Around Times America York List New York New York Times Lambs Novel
The truth is that I have never created a president to push a political point of view. I am often looking to create aspirational characters; that's true. But, you know, in the end, it is really up to the actor in front of the presidential seal to decide exactly what kind of president you're going to get. Rod Lurie
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