#ma

We want the best actor, and that's why Matt Damon worked so well in this role, because he's a great actor. ↗

— Bobby Farrelly

#because #best #damon #great #matt

Parody is homage gone sour. ↗

— Brendan Gill

#homage #parody #sour

Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle. ↗

— George Burns

#cigar #depends #good #good meal #handle

Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned. ↗

— Jeb Bush

#sanctioned #should #traditional #traditional marriage

History is malleable. A new cache of diaries can shed new light, and archeological evidence can challenge our popular assumptions. ↗

— Ken Burns

#assumptions #challenge #diaries #evidence #history

I began to feel that the drama of the truth that is in the moment and in the past is richer and more interesting than the drama of Hollywood movies. So I began looking at documentary films. ↗

— Ken Burns

#documentary #drama #feel #films #hollywood

I think my expectations for myself are much more severe and much more direct. You can't work on a film for six years without being your own toughest critic. So you can't really be distracted by the expectations based on your previous performance. ↗

— Ken Burns

#being #critic #direct #distracted #expectations

In most films music is brought in at the end, after the picture is more or less locked, to amplify the emotions the filmmaker wants you to feel. ↗

— Ken Burns

#amplify #brought #emotions #end #feel

One of the things I really like about Ford's films is how there is always a focus on the way characters live, and not just the male heroes. ↗

— Ken Burns

#always #characters #films #focus #ford

When you are editing, the final master is Aristotle and his poetics. You might have a terrific episode, but if people are falling out because there are just too many elements in it, you have to begin to get rid of things. ↗

— Ken Burns

#because #begin #editing #elements #episode