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In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard. ↗

— Billy Joel

#being #bunch #fun #great #magicians

In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job. ↗

— Billy Joel

#actually #age #ax #been #business

The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent. ↗

— Billy Joel

#american #american movies #better #better way #blue

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge. ↗

— Billy Joel

#being #demand #exports #finally #huge

Good directing is about getting the performance to be just what's right for the movie. ↗

— Roland Joffe

#directing #getting #good #just #movie

I cannot forget a conversation that I had with an elderly couple from the tribe. They asked me whether I would kill them after I had finished. When I asked them why they asked that, they replied, Because you white men always do! ↗

— Roland Joffe

#always #asked #because #cannot #conversation

I don't really say much about reviewers. It's a very tough job to get all of the depth of a movie all at once. ↗

— Roland Joffe

#depth #get #i #job #movie

I simply wanted to state that during this little slice of history, this is what happened and these were the good sides of it, these were the more dangerous sides of it, and this was the result. ↗

— Roland Joffe

#during #good #happened #history #i

I think that will be a lot of fun for audiences to get the same stream of consciousness that was going through my head at the time. It was very exciting to suddenly recall what I was feeling at the time. ↗

— Roland Joffe

#consciousness #exciting #feeling #fun #get

I try to address my audiences intelligently. The man in the street counts, but sometimes he forgets that he counts. ↗

— Roland Joffe

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