Norman Jewison Quotes

• Everything Sholom Aleichem talks about in his plays and his short stories is about people, family, man’s relationship with his God, the breaking down of tradition.

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• With most British actors, it’s amazing. I think they start with the character on the outside and work in.

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• I’m just a storyteller.

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

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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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• As you know, in America there’s no rights for the artist, so whatever films I’ve made kind of belong to the studio, so if they want to remake it they can.

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• I think you get better as you get older.

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• When you shoot a musical, you’re shooting to lipsynch tracks, so we had to figure out our choreography and work out what we wanted to do with each number before we did it.

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• I work with a lot of movie stars.

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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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• When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda. If I wanted to do that, I’d make documentaries.

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

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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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• Well, you know the old line – to be nominated is what it’s all about. I think that I’ve done pretty well – I’ve had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards in total, so I don’t really have any complaints.

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

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• And 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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• We’re always on the side of the animal that’s being chased. We always seem to be on the side of the rabbit or the fox and not on the side of the hounds.

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• Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film.

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• We also have a tendency to root for the fugitive. We’re always on the side of the animal being chased.

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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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Norman Jewison (31)

Birth:	21st July, 1926
Nationality:	Canadian
Profession:	Actor, Filmmaker, Television Producer

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