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Todd Solondz Quotes

When part of what you’re trying to get at is the truth hidden under a taboo, or when you want to nail a hypocrisy, laughter is a very useful tool. I want to show the painful side of existence, but there is no question I also want to make people laugh Picture Quote #1

But anonymity is very important to me, and I don’t want to be recognized in public more than I already am Picture Quote #1

So far, at least, I haven’t found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny Picture Quote #1

I mean, I don’t want to sound - of course it’s very nice, people come up and say appreciative things about my work. But the loss, in terms of privacy and anonymity, is no small thing to me Picture Quote #1

It is true that the movie is perhaps my most politically-charged. The story is thrust into motion by the idea of what do you do when your 13 year old daughter comes home pregnant. And not only is she pregnant, but she wants to keep the baby Picture Quote #1

Storytelling is the only studio movie where the censorship is perfectly clear, the only studio movie with a big red box covering up a shot. I take pride in that - and, of course, in having avoided the fate of Eyes Wide Shut Picture Quote #1

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With Storytelling, at least, it’s explicit: this is what the censors say American citizens, no matter what age, are not permitted to see, even though it can be seen by other people all over the world. I suppose you could call it a political statement Picture Quote #1

At eleven I was at the peak of my creative powers: I was writing stories and playlets, putting together poetryprojects. I was absorbed by my ‘work.’ At twelve I was no longer reading or writing, just counting off days and checking them off. I was interested in survival Picture Quote #1

When I’m asked who my audience is, I say someone with an open mind, which is not a vacant one and sometimes a liberal mind is not the same thing as an open one Picture Quote #1

I’ve always said that I myself am not the best audience for my own work, because I’m just not that receptive to comedy Picture Quote #1

I always make mistakes and I always fix things up, as best I can, in the cutting room Picture Quote #1

If I grew up in a different background, I could see myself getting a gun and shooting an abortionist. That’s my job, to imagine what could happen, what can make people go in different directions Picture Quote #1

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The ability to take pleasure in one’s life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence. So intelligence is a hard thing to evaluate and it manifests itself in so many different ways. I do think the ability to know how to live a life and not be miserable is a sign of that Picture Quote #1

I don’t make movies with the idea that people are going to walk out of them feeling comfortable or better about themselves or more secure in their own biases or opinions Picture Quote #1

The funny thing is, strangers still seem to feel comfortable coming up to me and saying things, but now usually it’s because they recognize me, and they say nice things Picture Quote #1

So far, at least, I haven’t found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny Picture Quote #1

Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all Picture Quote #1

People can’t help how they look Picture Quote #1

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Like everything, what compels one to put pen to paper is a great question Picture Quote #1

Casting is everything. If you get the right people they make you look good Picture Quote #1

Well, so far, at least, my own ideas always take priority over those of other writers. As long as the well doesn’t run dry, I imagine this will be the case Picture Quote #1

It’s one of the great gifts of having so little money that you are able to make these kinds of radical conceits that you could never afford to do had you had a reasonable budget, Picture Quote #1

The funny thing is, strangers still seem to feel comfortable coming up to me and saying things, but now usually it’s because they recognize me, and they say nice things Picture Quote #1

And that’s just what I’m saying. I would never want to be like certain people, who change the way they dress, go out in disguise, wear a big floppy hat and dark shades. I would hate that Picture Quote #1

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In particular, people have trouble understanding where I stand in relation to my characters, and very often this gets reduced to me making vicious fun of them Picture Quote #1

One thing I want to say: I don’t like victim stories and I don’t write them Picture Quote #1

The ability to take pleasure in one’s life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence. So intelligence is a hard thing to evaluate and it manifests itself in so many different ways. I do think the ability to know how to live a life and not be miserable is a sign of that Picture Quote #1

When I want to show the kind of meanness people are capable of, to make it believable I find I have to tone it down. It’s in real life that people are over the top Picture Quote #1

When part of what you’re trying to get at is the truth hidden under a taboo, or when you want to nail a hypocrisy, laughter is a very useful tool. I want to show the painful side of existence, but there is no question I also want to make people laugh Picture Quote #1

Some people will of course accuse me of misanthropy and cynicism. I can’t celebrate humanity but I’m not out to indict it either. I just want to expose certain truths Picture Quote #1

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When part of what you’re trying to get at is the truth hidden under a taboo, or when you want to nail a hypocrisy, laughter is a very useful tool. I want to show the painful side of existence, but there is no question I also want to make people laugh. (Todd Solondz Quotes) But anonymity is very important to me, and I don’t want to be recognized in public more than I already am (Todd Solondz Quotes) So far, at least, I haven’t found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny (Todd Solondz Quotes) I mean, I don’t want to sound - of course it’s very nice, people come up and say appreciative things about my work. But the loss, in terms of privacy and anonymity, is no small thing to me (Todd Solondz Quotes) It is true that the movie is perhaps my most politically-charged. The story is thrust into motion by the idea of what do you do when your 13 year old daughter comes home pregnant. And not only is she pregnant, but she wants to keep the baby (Todd Solondz Quotes) Storytelling is the only studio movie where the censorship is perfectly clear, the only studio movie with a big red box covering up a shot. I take pride in that - and, of course, in having avoided the fate of Eyes Wide Shut (Todd Solondz Quotes) With Storytelling, at least, it’s explicit: this is what the censors say American citizens, no matter what age, are not permitted to see, even though it can be seen by other people all over the world. I suppose you could call it a political statement (Todd Solondz Quotes) At eleven I was at the peak of my creative powers: I was writing stories and playlets, putting together poetryprojects. I was absorbed by my ‘work.’ At twelve I was no longer reading or writing, just counting off days and checking them off. I was interested in survival (Todd Solondz Quotes) When I’m asked who my audience is, I say someone with an open mind, which is not a vacant one and sometimes a liberal mind is not the same thing as an open one. (Todd Solondz Quotes) I’ve always said that I myself am not the best audience for my own work, because I’m just not that receptive to comedy. (Todd Solondz Quotes) I always make mistakes and I always fix things up, as best I can, in the cutting room (Todd Solondz Quotes) If I grew up in a different background, I could see myself getting a gun and shooting an abortionist. That’s my job, to imagine what could happen, what can make people go in different directions. (Todd Solondz Quotes) The ability to take pleasure in one’s life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence. So intelligence is a hard thing to evaluate and it manifests itself in so many different ways. I do think the ability to know how to live a life and not be miserable is a sign of that. (Todd Solondz Quotes) I don’t make movies with the idea that people are going to walk out of them feeling comfortable or better about themselves or more secure in their own biases or opinions. (Todd Solondz Quotes) The funny thing is, strangers still seem to feel comfortable coming up to me and saying things, but now usually it’s because they recognize me, and they say nice things. (Todd Solondz Quotes) So far, at least, I haven’t found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny. (Todd Solondz Quotes) Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all (Todd Solondz Quotes) People can’t help how they look (Todd Solondz Quotes) Like everything, what compels one to put pen to paper is a great question (Todd Solondz Quotes) Casting is everything. If you get the right people they make you look good (Todd Solondz Quotes) Well, so far, at least, my own ideas always take priority over those of other writers. As long as the well doesn’t run dry, I imagine this will be the case (Todd Solondz Quotes) It’s one of the great gifts of having so little money that you are able to make these kinds of radical conceits that you could never afford to do had you had a reasonable budget, (Todd Solondz Quotes) The funny thing is, strangers still seem to feel comfortable coming up to me and saying things, but now usually it’s because they recognize me, and they say nice things (Todd Solondz Quotes) And that’s just what I’m saying. I would never want to be like certain people, who change the way they dress, go out in disguise, wear a big floppy hat and dark shades. I would hate that (Todd Solondz Quotes) In particular, people have trouble understanding where I stand in relation to my characters, and very often this gets reduced to me making vicious fun of them (Todd Solondz Quotes) One thing I want to say: I don’t like victim stories and I don’t write them (Todd Solondz Quotes) The ability to take pleasure in one’s life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence. So intelligence is a hard thing to evaluate and it manifests itself in so many different ways. I do think the ability to know how to live a life and not be miserable is a sign of that (Todd Solondz Quotes) When I want to show the kind of meanness people are capable of, to make it believable I find I have to tone it down. It’s in real life that people are over the top (Todd Solondz Quotes) When part of what you’re trying to get at is the truth hidden under a taboo, or when you want to nail a hypocrisy, laughter is a very useful tool. I want to show the painful side of existence, but there is no question I also want to make people laugh (Todd Solondz Quotes) Some people will of course accuse me of misanthropy and cynicism. I can’t celebrate humanity but I’m not out to indict it either. I just want to expose certain truths (Todd Solondz Quotes)

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