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Every time you go into a movie, you go into the point of view of who it is about.

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Oliver Stone
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: September 15
Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
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New York City
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William Oliver Stone
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Each actor requires a different language.
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I don't agree with Bernie Sanders that the banks should be broken up at this point. But Hillary Clinton's acceptance of huge contributions from Goldman Sachs and others... And we don't debate what Clinton has done. She has a public record. She's been Secretary of State. She's basically a candidate of Wall Street, for Wall Street.
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I'm a history person I love history. But I am conditioned by the present.
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Independence is a state of mind. Independence is spirit without category.
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You don't always have to have an e-book. You can have a real book. I'd like to see the old way maintain.
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You always try to find the right style for the movie. That's the key.
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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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Every day that you get up, it's some kind of victory if you're making a good product, or working on a project that can only help mankind. We pray for no destruction, and for the forces of destruction not to take over. We're all divided, but some of us have children, and we are invested in the future and would like to see good things happen.
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[Fidel Castro] has a very good [human rights] record.
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What needs to happen is more of a global understanding, and I believe the United States can work as a global partner and not be the hegemon.
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There is a narrative to every life, and I believe in the classic mode of storytelling that goes back to Homer and carries through to today.
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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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In digital, you can maintain the quality.
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When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process.
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My home in Hollywood is not a home. I do a film here, a film there, as they want it. I don't have a relationship. Like, Warner Bros. has a great relationship with Clint Eastwood and takes care of him.
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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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You've also heard stories about how the military-industrial complex really does prefer Hilary Clinton because they know that she's not nuts like some of the Republicans. She will do what they bid. And what they want is basically to stay healthy.
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People should really horde their Blu-rays like old comic books and baseball cards. Because they're really beautiful, and will be worth something if you like movies as I do.
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