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Independence is a state of mind. Independence is spirit without category.

Oliver Stone

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Oliver Stone
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: September 15
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New York City
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William Oliver Stone
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I don't think most people in the US realize how important WikiLeaks is and why Julian's case needs support.
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Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.
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I never put out a history, I put out a dramatic history.
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A lot of the good cameraman who we used are doing television work they're doing commercials for a lot of money. And the commercials look incredible. But what's it about? I made three major commercial campaigns. I enjoyed it, I experimented with it, and at the end of the day I felt no satisfaction. It was like having a fast food lunch.
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Bernie Sanders is a disappointment on foreign policy, totally doesn't think about it. But he has the possibility to be more isolationist, which would be good for us actually. We manage to kill several million people on this planet without taking any credit for it or blame. It's a heavy karma we have.
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From '45, the moment Franklin Roosevelt dies, we're running ratlines with the Germans, helping Nazis escape.
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You do the best job you can. You take it step by step. It's hard enough to make a movie. If it works, that's great. If it means something beyond the moment to somebody, they can take it and it lasts through the years, we'll see.
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I don't want to make a half-assed film. It's not my area of expertise.
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I'm trying to understand my life. The one that I've experienced.
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Bin Laden was completely protected by the oil companies in this country who told [President] Bush not to go after him because it would piss off the Saudis.
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I think there is a whole older generation that will go to movies still. People like me people over 45.
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Just because we live in a Christian era doesn't mean we're all Christian, necessarily.
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