Jeff Buckley
Musician, Singer-Songwriter
"Turn your head away from the screen, my friend. It will tell you nothing more."
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Screens
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King Vidor
Director
"The director is the channel through which a motion picture reaches the screen."
Christopher Lee
Actor
"I was once asked what I thought was the most disquieting thing you could see on the screen and I said, "An open door"."
Meryl Streep
Actress, Producer
"If I am not confident that I can portray the character perfectly on screen, I won't even try."
Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor, Producer, Environmental Activist
"Meryl Streep does things I would never have thought possible... Her presence on screen is outstanding."
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"God screens us evermore from premature ideas."
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"I don’t think of myself as being a celebrity, it’s too mortifying. I have a hard time watching myself on screen and it’s getting worse. I can’t tell whether my work is good or not."
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"I have to say from the outset that not all prose can be transferred to the screen."
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"I've learned to keep my work on the stage or on the screen."
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"The degree of customization possible through your Preferences screens is awesome."
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"[Fences] is just a great play to bring to the screen."
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"If you are having fun on screen, it shows."
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"It is really awkward to see myself on screen."
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"All change is in the screen."
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"When I was old enough to go to movies alone, I got to see 'Frankenstein' and 'Dracula' on the big screen. I just fell in love with them."
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"I find that screen kissing wears very thin very quickly."
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