American Quotes

People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might see the falsity of the fabric of the society we live in.

Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire that's in your audience's eye.

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise you're just a lizard standing there with the sun shining on you.

There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.

I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head.

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.

Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.

If grass were legalized, it would help our drug problem enormously.

The trouble with super heroes is what to do between phone booths.

It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached a certain point, but we're not moving any more.

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used to be.

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.

The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.

People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

There's nothing more interesting than the landscape of the human face.

It's a matter of pride to me to get the film done fast, to get it done well. I understand the need for compromise. There is no such thing as a perfect shot, a perfect film. The purpose of film is not to make a monument to oneself.

In the last ten years of watching films I have found that some of the foreign films I saw affected me most. One American film that stands out for me for its workmanship and artistry is 'Ratatouille.' It was an astonishing effort in filmmaking.

I want films to haunt an audience, to give them something to remember and be able to talk about.

I love my early movies, but naturalism is an artist's early style. Now I want to deal with feelings, dreams, an acceptance of irrationality.

I have not given much credence to reviews of my films. Sometimes they're wrong, but it didn't matter to me.

I have not been a follower of how many millions my films made or did not make.

Film is a window to the real world but a lie that makes you believe the unbelievable.

After 'The Empire Strikes Back,' I got to make big films that I didn't care about, 'Never Say Never Again' and 'RoboCop 2,' and then I got too old.

You're blinded by lights and you see all these people who come out, and it's exciting. It's scary and it's exciting all rolled into one.

We don't want to be treated any differently, and we want to continue with our lives and our careers.

We don't necessarily always agree, but hopefully we make each other think, and that's what matters.

There has to be room for people to make mistakes and lead their own lives.