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David Chase Quotes

I think storytelling is all about children. We human beings love to hear stories being told - and it first happens when you’re a kid Picture Quote #1

But cheer up - we could be selling tobacco. It’s not like software kills people if used as intended Picture Quote #1

I said it’s a cold universe and I don’t mean that metaphorically. If you go out into space, it’s cold. It’s really cold and we don’t know what’s up there. We happen to be in this little pocket where there’s a sun. What have we got except love and each other to guard against all that isolation and loneliness? Picture Quote #1

Once the subject matter of rock n’ roll changed from cars and pop love songs to songs about really true love and the blues and death and mortality, this light bulb went off in my head and I went, ‘Oh, that’s what they’re doing. That’s kind of - that’s art.’ Picture Quote #1

You know, what’s interesting is, being your own self is kind of a blur Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t matter if your lead character is good or bad. He just has to be interesting, and he has to be good at what he does Picture Quote #1

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The Sopranos was the first show about the life of the writer. I never made any secret about the fact that it was about my mother Picture Quote #1

You see Michelangelo and Picasso and you read literature. I had some innate inchoate yearning for that, but I never really saw where I would fit in. That’s called art. And then something happened to pop music, which is that it became art under the hand of the Beatles, the Stones, and Bob Dylan and some other people Picture Quote #1

When we were doing ‘The Sopranos’, I used to love that about it. There were rules, Mafia codes you had to go by, but the code is ridiculous. It’s a code among sociopaths Picture Quote #1

The thing about movies now is in a way what it always was: The screen is huge and now the sound systems are too. And you never get that with TV. Even with a home system, it’s never the same Picture Quote #1

The Sopranos’ is filled with really retrograde humor. Bathroom humor, falls, stupid puns, bad jokes - infantile, adolescent stuff, but it makes me laugh Picture Quote #1

I think that the difference between ‘The Sopranos’ and the shows that came before it was that it was really personal. There had been a lot of dramas, a lot of really good ones, a lot of really bad ones, but they were always franchise shows about cops, or doctors, or lawyers. They weren’t about the writer himself Picture Quote #1

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I think for anyone who follows the ‘artistic life,’ a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You’re probably already disregarding a certain material life you could have Picture Quote #1

When I was a kid, I used to watch ‘Laurel and Hardy’ with my cousins all the time. I still think they’re extremely funny and so surreal Picture Quote #1

People who need therapy are in Afghanistan. They’ve seen horrible human cruelty and degradation, but they don’t have time or the money for therapy Picture Quote #1

I had a prior deal in place to do a miniseries for HBO, so I’m not done with TV. But I basically want to stay in movies Picture Quote #1

Psychology doesn’t address the soul; that’s something else Picture Quote #1

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I think people are intolerant of artists Picture Quote #1

Cancer don’t respect nothing Picture Quote #1

Hope comes in many forms Picture Quote #1

People have said that I said I hate television. I never did say that. What I said was that I hated a lot of stuff that was on television. It’s nothing about the medium itself Picture Quote #1

I would imagine that the more time you spend talking to another person, the more you’re going to lie to them. So if you spend a lot of time with your relations, you’re probably lying a lot to them Picture Quote #1

There’s something very dreamlike about film, and I will always be very fascinated by that, and I’m always tempted to go in that direction Picture Quote #1

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Network television is all talk. I think there should be visuals on a show, some sense of mystery to it, connections that don’t add up Picture Quote #1

I really like comedy. There’s always a choice, when you’re writing: you can either go for the joke or you can go for the story, the important stuff Picture Quote #1

I have a huge editor in my head who’s always making me miserable. But sometimes, I try to let my unconscious act out Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t matter if your lead character is good or bad. He just has to be interesting, and he has to be good at what he does Picture Quote #1

For TV I don’t think I could have gotten a better part than Uncle Junior because of the intimacy of the character based on David Chase’s brilliant writing Picture Quote #1

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I think storytelling is all about children. We human beings love to hear stories being told - and it first happens when you’re a kid (David Chase Quotes) But cheer up - we could be selling tobacco. It’s not like software kills people if used as intended (David Chase Quotes) I said it’s a cold universe and I don’t mean that metaphorically. If you go out into space, it’s cold. It’s really cold and we don’t know what’s up there. We happen to be in this little pocket where there’s a sun. What have we got except love and each other to guard against all that isolation and loneliness? (David Chase Quotes) Once the subject matter of rock n’ roll changed from cars and pop love songs to songs about really true love and the blues and death and mortality, this light bulb went off in my head and I went, ‘Oh, that’s what they’re doing. That’s kind of - that’s art.’ (David Chase Quotes) You know, what’s interesting is, being your own self is kind of a blur (David Chase Quotes) It doesn’t matter if your lead character is good or bad. He just has to be interesting, and he has to be good at what he does. (David Chase Quotes) The Sopranos was the first show about the life of the writer. I never made any secret about the fact that it was about my mother (David Chase Quotes) You see Michelangelo and Picasso and you read literature. I had some innate inchoate yearning for that, but I never really saw where I would fit in. That’s called art. And then something happened to pop music, which is that it became art under the hand of the Beatles, the Stones, and Bob Dylan and some other people (David Chase Quotes) When we were doing ‘The Sopranos’, I used to love that about it. There were rules, Mafia codes you had to go by, but the code is ridiculous. It’s a code among sociopaths (David Chase Quotes) The thing about movies now is in a way what it always was: The screen is huge and now the sound systems are too. And you never get that with TV. Even with a home system, it’s never the same (David Chase Quotes) The Sopranos’ is filled with really retrograde humor. Bathroom humor, falls, stupid puns, bad jokes - infantile, adolescent stuff, but it makes me laugh (David Chase Quotes) I think that the difference between ‘The Sopranos’ and the shows that came before it was that it was really personal. There had been a lot of dramas, a lot of really good ones, a lot of really bad ones, but they were always franchise shows about cops, or doctors, or lawyers. They weren’t about the writer himself (David Chase Quotes) I think for anyone who follows the ‘artistic life,’ a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You’re probably already disregarding a certain material life you could have (David Chase Quotes) When I was a kid, I used to watch ‘Laurel and Hardy’ with my cousins all the time. I still think they’re extremely funny and so surreal (David Chase Quotes) People who need therapy are in Afghanistan. They’ve seen horrible human cruelty and degradation, but they don’t have time or the money for therapy (David Chase Quotes) I had a prior deal in place to do a miniseries for HBO, so I’m not done with TV. But I basically want to stay in movies (David Chase Quotes) Hitchcock was one of the few people in Hollywood who had a brand. Every movie he made was an Alfred Hitchcock movie, couldn’t have been anyone else (David Chase Quotes) Psychology doesn’t address the soul; that’s something else (David Chase Quotes) I think people are intolerant of artists (David Chase Quotes) Cancer don’t respect nothing (David Chase Quotes) Hope comes in many forms (David Chase Quotes) People have said that I said I hate television. I never did say that. What I said was that I hated a lot of stuff that was on television. It’s nothing about the medium itself (David Chase Quotes) I would imagine that the more time you spend talking to another person, the more you’re going to lie to them. So if you spend a lot of time with your relations, you’re probably lying a lot to them (David Chase Quotes) There’s something very dreamlike about film, and I will always be very fascinated by that, and I’m always tempted to go in that direction (David Chase Quotes) Network television is all talk. I think there should be visuals on a show, some sense of mystery to it, connections that don’t add up (David Chase Quotes) I really like comedy. There’s always a choice, when you’re writing: you can either go for the joke or you can go for the story, the important stuff (David Chase Quotes) I have a huge editor in my head who’s always making me miserable. But sometimes, I try to let my unconscious act out (David Chase Quotes) It doesn’t matter if your lead character is good or bad. He just has to be interesting, and he has to be good at what he does (David Chase Quotes) For TV I don’t think I could have gotten a better part than Uncle Junior because of the intimacy of the character based on David Chase’s brilliant writing (David Chase Quotes)