Norman Jewison Quotes

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I still get a lot of material but I find that as one gets older you get more fussy. You know you're going spend a year or a year and a half on this and you know there are only so many films in you so you get a little bit more selective.

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Years, Half, Littles

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We live in an age of publicity and hype. There's something about success that dehumanizes you, whereas failure reminds you of who you really are.

Norman Jewison

Work, Hype, Age

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Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.

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Looks, Want, Documentaries

"Profile and Interview: Norman Jewison". Interview with Erika Hernandez, www.aboutfilm.com. January 2004.

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I don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in people and characters.

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Character, Thinking, People

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I think you get better as you get older.

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Thinking, Get Better

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I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.

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Thinking, People, Racist

"Profile and Interview: Norman Jewison". Interview with Erika Hernandez, www.aboutfilm.com. January, 2004.

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Obviously, In The Heat Of The Night was a landmark movie because the timing was perfect. It was in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Night, Rights, Perfect

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But I've never met a racist yet who thinks he's a racist. That's always the disturbing thing about when we begin to look at ourselves.

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Thinking, Looks, Racist

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I think I've done pretty well. I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards, so I don't have any complaints.

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Thinking, Awards, Done

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I try to find stories that I would think that everyone would find interesting, and just a good entertaining story, and then if I can find a story that has a raison d'etre behind it that I feel is important then that's the best for me.

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Thinking, Interesting, Important

"Denzel Washington and Norman Jewison - part two". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2000.

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Do what you're told, and everything will be all right.

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Interview with Erika Hernandez, www.aboutfilm.com. January 2004.

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It's an entire industry focusing on young male viewers that want action and violence. They sell us something that isn't valid. They're selling films like a product.

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Glowing, Males, Want

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I mean they're making remakes of my films and I'm not even dead yet! Why would you want to make a remake?

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Mean, Want, Film

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But Madonna has a small amount of talent when it comes to movies.

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Talent, Small Amounts, Amount

"Madonna Slams Jewison for Attacking Her Acting" by wenn.com, April 28, 2005.

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I don't make films to win prizes. I make films to make films.

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Winning, Film, Prize

"Profile and Interview: Norman Jewison". Interview with Erika Hernandez, www.aboutfilm.com. January 2004.

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Michael Caine is a movie star, but he's also a great actor. I can't say that about every movie star. It's the concentration he has.

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Stars, Actors, Concentration

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The album for Fiddler really took off. I think it was a combination of John Williams and the score. It was a very classy big album.

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Thinking, Albums, Bigs

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When the small independent film, which depends on its artistic appeal rather than wide commercial distribution by an MPAA member, is now denied access, the playing field becomes unfair and uneven.

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Independent, Fields, Artistic

"New Oscar Rule May Hurt Indie Films, Audiences", www.foxnews.com. October 10, 2003.

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In America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio.

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Artist, Rights, America

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Betrayal... is my favorite subject.

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Betrayal, Favorite Subject, My Favorite

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Moonstruck... was one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

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Oscars, Comedy, Moonstruck

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A lot of American actors I work with are in character all day long. You can't talk to them. It's Method and the whole thing.

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Character, Usa, Long

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I work with a lot of movie stars.

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Stars, Movie Star

"Profile and Interview: Norman Jewison". Interview with Erika Hernandez, www.aboutfilm.com. January, 2004.

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I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.

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Winning, Actors, Hurricanes

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I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy.

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Comedy, Moonstruck, Mood

"Profile and Interview: Norman Jewison". Interview with Erika Hernandez, www.aboutfilm.com. January, 2004.

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Born: July 21, 1926
Occupation: Film director
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