Grunkle stan Quotes

“Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.”

“At heart, Sussman was a theoretician. In another age, he might have been a Talmudic scholar. He had cultivated a Socratic method, zinging question after question at the reporters: Who moved over from Commerce to CRP with Stans? What about Mitchell's secretary? Why won't anybody say when Liddy went to the White House or who worked with him there? Mitchell and Stans both ran the budget committee, right? What does that tell you? Then Sussman would puff on his pipe, a satisfied grin on his face.”

“The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're going to do in the future.”

“The Hollywood movies are more like novels, and the kinds of films I make are more like poems.”

“A lot of my stories are inspired by Japanese folklore or literature or movies: I've done stories based on Kabuki and Noh plays, and on Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' movies.”

“Just to get a job is always really exciting to me. I do feel there's a lot left for me to learn about movies, the subtleties of acting.”

“Experience tells you what to do confidence allows you to do it. ”

“If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice.”

“Sometimes it's okay to give yourself a pat on the back and say, 'That was cool. That made me feel good.'”