“The world is split into two kinds of people, those who would go out for a drink with John Lennon, and those who`'d choose Paul McCartney... After The Beatles came back from India, Lennon wrote "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" and McCartney wrote "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da." End of argument.” PeopleWorldKindTwoEndsDrinkGunArgumentIndiaWarmSplitsLennon Author:Paul Bettany
“I have an interest in giving people a cathartic experience, and making them look at homeless people differently, and making them question how they judge people, in general.” PeopleGivingLooksInterestJudgingHomelessCatharticHomeless People Author:Paul Bettany
“I find that our response to homelessness really puzzlingly. It's a peculiar response that people have.” PeopleResponsePeculiarHomelessness Author:Paul Bettany
“An actor has so much less space and responsibility. Sometimes you come on, and there are already tape marks for where you are supposed to stand, and the dialogue is already decided on. If you want to make a change and contribute something, it has to be approved by a number of people.” PeopleIfsWantSometimesActorsSpaceNumbersResponsibilityDecidedMarkDialogueWhere You AreTapeMaking ChangesApproved Author:Paul Bettany
“Half of NYC's homeless populations are families.Homeless people have been ignored for too long. I'll just say this: If you are a family on the brink of eviction you are 80% less likely to get evicted if you have legal counsel. However, there is no right to legal counsel in housing court.It would cost the city $12,500 to grant that family legal counsel. Meanwhile, the average stay for a homeless family in a shelter once they have been evicted cost the city $45,000. So not only does it seem like the right thing to do morally, it's also the right thing to do fiscally.” PeopleIfsLongDoeHas BeensSeemsCitiesHalfCostCourtAveragePopulationThings To DoRight ThingGrantsShelterIgnoredHomelessHousingNycHomeless PeopleEviction Author:Paul Bettany
“An agent friend of mine who will remain nameless said you can't make a romance about homeless people; nobody wants to see them kiss. And I thought, what a repulsive, repugnant, extraordinary thing to say. I had to think about the fact that the world is probably full of other people who feel like that. The very idea that we spend time trying to humanize humans is extraordinary to me.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantFeelsTryingHumansSaidIdeasFactsRomanceMinesKissingExtraordinaryAgentsHomelessEnd TimesSpend TimeNamelessExtraordinary ThingsHomeless People Author:Paul Bettany
“People have suggested that perhaps we are too affluent to be telling this story, which is amazing to me because then I wonder what story I am allowed to tell. Having been working with the homeless for the past years, I noticed lots of things about them, but one thing I really noticed was that they were probably too busy just getting though the day to make a film about themselves.” PeopleYearsStoriesPastFilmWonderOne ThingBusyHomelessToo BusyAffluent Author:Paul Bettany
“It's weird, because usually if you're British and you go to America you play baddies; but I play naughty people here and goodies in America.” PeopleIfsPlayAmericaBritishNaughtyBaddies Author:Paul Bettany
“I'm sure some people have an absolute grasp of where they are in their careers. I just don't think about it that much.” PeopleThinkingCareersAbsolutes Author:Paul Bettany
