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List of David O. Russell Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 76 inspiring quotes by David O. Russell.

About David O. Russell

  • Born: August 20, 1958
  • Occupation: Film Director
    • You know when you're hungry and excited and you feel humble about it? i like that. in the past, when things were not clear, i think i wasn't ... i didn't have my feet on the ground as much, maybe, 10 years ago. so i just feel like this is a good place to be now, to feel that you want to tell stories from this place and that you're excited to tell stories from this place because you know what you love. i know what i love right now.
    Humble Past Thinking
    The religion itself may have some great ideas, but i can't take it seriously if it's blatantly exclusionary.
    Ideas May Great Idea
    Quite frankly, the bible is filled with advice that you'd never, want to follow. "don't cut your hair on a rainy thursday because locusts will eat your farm" kind of thing.
    Cutting Hair Advice
    It's a closing of the mind that happens when you want to be lazy and go with the easiest answers, like the media do all the time in their sound bytes.
    Media Lazy Mind
    A thousand years ago, scientists who wondered about consciousness and the nature of reality were burned at the stake. we still haven't recovered from that and it's left us with a culture that no longer investigates consciousness, except on the fringes.
    Reality Years Culture
    The investigation of consciousness has come to be regarded suspiciously by most smart people and by most scientists. that's a legacy that began with the inquisition, which considered non-christian spiritual inquiry as blasphemous.
    Christian Spiritual Smart
    I suppose what i like about zen is that the teachers are constantly questioning your insight and challenging it, looking for sloppiness or laziness in it, and ways you can go past that.
    Teacher Past Challenges
    It's not easy to follow jesus' example, and if you go to church it doesn't mean you're automatically doing it.
    Jesus Mean Church
    Bush was in a shithole on september 10th. 9/11 was the best thing that ever happened to him.
    September Best Things Happened
    It's absurd that we're so quick to criticize muslims for being fundamentalist when christians can be just as extreme and fanatical and frightening.
    Christian Absurd Criticize
    As people, [my parents were] very colorful, very talkative, passionate, they really loved each other. but that also meant heated, it meant there was a lot of drama in the house. which is good for a filmmaker, i think.
    Drama Thinking People
    I think audiences deserve the benefit of the doubt. i prefer to be surprised by them rather then just assume they'll react negatively to any new idea.
    Thinking Ideas Doubt
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