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Quotes by Robert Altman

Robert Altman

“If George W. Bush is elected president, Im leaving for France.”

“Whats a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.”

“When I see an American flag flying, its a joke.”

“Were not against each other. They sell shoes and I make gloves.”

“Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes.”

“If you dont have a leg to stand on, you cant put your foot down.”

“A Prairie Home Companion.”

“And I said, You know, we should do your show, and you should write it. Because its your humor, its your sensibility. Its not mine. And Ive tried very hard to do his stuff rather than my own,”

“Every time we try to turn the lights up, they say, Turn em down! ”

“Thats the way those guys prefer to work down there.”

Whats a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.

To play it safe is not to play.

Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes.