Good Quotes

We're in a situation where the solutions that we have are not good enough. The way to improve anything is to have a discussion about its flaws. To understand what the one or two or three things are about it that would help fix it. The DMCA makes it dangerous to have that conversation.

A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come close together.

When I pick up the ball and it feels nice and light and small I know I'm going to have a good day. But if I picked it up and it's big and heavy, I know I'm liable to get into a little trouble.

One of the key issues will be personal honour vs. the good of the many, and unforeseen consequences.

Neal had a couple of good ideas and they fit nicely, so that's the way I decided to go.

Let me say this: I believe closing Guantanamo is in our Nation's national security interest. Guantanamo is used not only by al-Qaida, but also by other nations, governments, and individuals - people good and bad - as a symbol of America's abuse of Muslims, and it is fanning the flames of anti-Americ

I always feel in improv that nothing is ever as good once it's repeated.

You'll never see a good performance out of me, in terms of a character, when the camera isn't rolling.

Two things Florida can teach the other 49 states: how to make a good margarita and how to deal with the aftermath of a hurricane.

Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend.

Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right.

I consider adversity being good sometimes, you know.

Paul Newman is not a very good pool player.

So certainly, if we can tell evil stories to make people sick, we can also tell good myths that make them well.

My goal was for acting to become my main income. I would say to myself, 'I'm good enough.' That became my mantra.

If there's friends around, I'll cook. Or if I have a girlfriend. But on my own I kind of fell out of the habit of it, and it's a shame really because I know it's good for me. It's something quite therapeutic.

Everything I put my name to and take part in, I want to be good. That's not saying it will always happen. But I want to make bold choices.

Any good kitchen should be stocked up in oysters, shouldn't they?

With all of my films if I get one bad review and a bunch of good reviews the bad one is the only one that will stay with me, which really sucks!

There's one good kind of writer - a dead one.

You must recognize that the way to get the good out of your brother and your sister is not to return evil for evil.

Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.

I worked for John Ford, Howard Hawks, Henry Hathaway, Raoul Walsh - I worked for some real good directors.

David Lynch was very good, very patient with us, and the reaction in the United States seems pretty good.

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.

One of the things that comedy has given me over the years is a really good ability to laugh at myself and to not take things that don't matter too much too seriously. I feel that very little offends me anymore and I'm really grateful for that because I think I was a pretty uptight little kid.

I'm not a very good lover. I'm so nervous about my sexuality.

This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason.

Having established that good ideas do indeed come in from the cold, start on the fringes and become mainstream, can we make any predictions about what the next move will be?

If you had a good radio - and everybody did in those days - you could find it.