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Joe Eszterhas Quotes

Bette Davis had a phrase that called it cigarette smoking acting Picture Quote #1

Politics has become entertainment Picture Quote #1

I always try to do true endings and that’s where I got into trouble always because Hollywood wants to do happy endings Picture Quote #1

Cigarettes, cigarettes were much tougher. Booze was tough And I had a real drinking problem before as we discovered in the hospital really, but the cigarettes are much tougher and to tell you the truth Picture Quote #1

No one is going to tell a movie star to smoke or not smoke because they can do whatever they want Picture Quote #1

Joe Lieberman frightens me. Why should we, an Hollywood voter, donate money to a man who threatens our creative freedom, our freedom of expression Picture Quote #1

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From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What’s lost in the process is the power of that one heart, brain, gut and soul that makes something an original piece of writing Picture Quote #1

I think that Hollywood is sort of guilty of having a moral blind eye on this subject. While at the same time, you know, being involved in a lot of liberal causes and being involved very militantly, Hollywood is, in fact, guilty of helping to addict people to smoke Picture Quote #1

Let’s make Joe Lieberman accountable for his rhetoric. Not a penny more until he ‘clarifies’ his positions to the satisfaction of our creative freedom Picture Quote #1

Now on a personal level with things like the California Tax Commission... I really think if people started banding together and saying no to this it could snowball and that could really help Picture Quote #1

Every time I flicked channels, there I was, talking. I was talking too much and writing too little. So Naomi and I went to Hawaii. The phone was cut off and we lost touch. This gave me the chance to have a good think about my life Picture Quote #1

And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to a group of executives - they all sit around, afraid to voice an opinion, saying nothing, waiting to know what the consensus is. Just like focus groups, opinion polls or a cabinet Picture Quote #1

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The studios have been taken over by marketing people and accountants Picture Quote #1

There are no crowds out there demanding to see smoking scenes in movies Picture Quote #1

Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit Picture Quote #1

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power Picture Quote #1

I always wanted to be a rock’n’roll star Picture Quote #1

That’s sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places Picture Quote #1

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My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he was a printer, obviously because he didn’t want them to be checking his writings Picture Quote #1

Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star, politics as rock’n’roll, politics as a movie Picture Quote #1

I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it Picture Quote #1

I was a militant smoker, and in my case, I think I particularly used smoking because what I felt was a kind of politically correct big brother assault on smoking Picture Quote #1

I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen, to not have some idiot change it on its way to the screen Picture Quote #1

I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime Picture Quote #1

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From what I’ve been able to determine, many of our big stars are addicted to tobacco. They want to smoke in movies for the same reason I smoked as I wrote, which is that they think their performance is going to be better Picture Quote #1

From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What’s lost in the process is the power of that one heart, brain, gut and soul that makes something an original piece of writing Picture Quote #1

Fact is we went on to do other things. But we still wanted to do our success like rock’n’roll stars Picture Quote #1

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Bette Davis had a phrase that called it cigarette smoking acting . (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) Politics has become entertainment (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) I always try to do true endings and that’s where I got into trouble always because Hollywood wants to do happy endings. (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) Cigarettes, cigarettes were much tougher. Booze was tough And I had a real drinking problem before as we discovered in the hospital really, but the cigarettes are much tougher and to tell you the truth. (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) No one is going to tell a movie star to smoke or not smoke because they can do whatever they want . (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) Joe Lieberman frightens me. Why should we, an Hollywood voter, donate money to a man who threatens our creative freedom, our freedom of expression. (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What’s lost in the process is the power of that one heart, brain, gut and soul that makes something an original piece of writing. (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) I think that Hollywood is sort of guilty of having a moral blind eye on this subject. While at the same time, you know, being involved in a lot of liberal causes and being involved very militantly, Hollywood is, in fact, guilty of helping to addict people to smoke. (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) Let’s make Joe Lieberman accountable for his rhetoric. Not a penny more until he ‘clarifies’ his positions to the satisfaction of our creative freedom (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) Now on a personal level with things like the California Tax Commission... I really think if people started banding together and saying no to this it could snowball and that could really help (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) Every time I flicked channels, there I was, talking. I was talking too much and writing too little. So Naomi and I went to Hawaii. The phone was cut off and we lost touch. This gave me the chance to have a good think about my life (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to a group of executives - they all sit around, afraid to voice an opinion, saying nothing, waiting to know what the consensus is. Just like focus groups, opinion polls or a cabinet (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) The studios have been taken over by marketing people and accountants (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) There are no crowds out there demanding to see smoking scenes in movies (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) I always wanted to be a rock’n’roll star (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) That’s sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he was a printer, obviously because he didn’t want them to be checking his writings (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star, politics as rock’n’roll, politics as a movie (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) I was a militant smoker, and in my case, I think I particularly used smoking because what I felt was a kind of politically correct big brother assault on smoking (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen, to not have some idiot change it on its way to the screen (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) From what I’ve been able to determine, many of our big stars are addicted to tobacco. They want to smoke in movies for the same reason I smoked as I wrote, which is that they think their performance is going to be better (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What’s lost in the process is the power of that one heart, brain, gut and soul that makes something an original piece of writing (Joe Eszterhas Quotes) Fact is we went on to do other things. But we still wanted to do our success like rock’n’roll stars (Joe Eszterhas Quotes)