#cause

A narrative is like a room on whose walls a number of false doors have been painted; while within the narrative, we have many apparent choices of exit, but when the author leads us to one particular door, we know it is the right one because it opens. ↗

— John Updike

#author #because #been #choices #door

The only reason anyone ever called me a hero is because I get this paper, here. ↗

— Kyle Chandler

#because #called #ever #get #here

When I'm making an American film, it's more safe because there are so many people on the set to watch me. Whatever I do, they say, 'What are you doing!? Tell me first!' There are so many restrictions. ↗

— Jackie Chan

#american film #because #doing #film #first

As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family. ↗

— Chanakya

#causes #destroy #does #family #forest

It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one's life. ↗

— Chanakya

#brings #causes #day #die #disgrace

Austin is such a free and creative place, but I can't enjoy it as much because everyone I love is back in L.A. ↗

— Kyle Chandler

#back #because #creative #creative place #enjoy

I prefer film to TV because of the amount of time film affords you that TV doesn't (though theater is probably my favorite and the scariest place of all). ↗

— Don Cheadle

#amount #because #favorite #film #i

People look for morals in fiction because there has always been a confusion between fiction and philosophy. ↗

— John Cheever

#because #been #between #confusion #fiction

Clint Eastwood is an extraordinary director because he knows the value of a buck. He knows where it will show on the screen. ↗

— Angela Lansbury

#buck #clint #clint eastwood #director #eastwood

There's every reason to believe there will be further attacks attempted against the United States. For us to spend so much time patting ourselves on the back because we got bin Laden that we miss the next attack would be a terrible tragedy. ↗

— Dick Cheney

#attack #attacks #attempted #back #because