“Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God.” Quote by Francis Bacon
“There's only so often you're going to have an opportunity to contribute at a high level and that you should be grateful whenever one presents itself and not take it lightly.” ShouldOpportunityLevelsGratefulBe GratefulHigh Level Author:Ethan Hawke
“It just makes sense to remember gratitude and the place that gratitude should have in your life, and that none of us are owed these wonderful experiences, and we should always make the best of them.” ShouldRememberWonderfulGratitudeShould HaveMake SenseWonderful Experience Author:Ethan Hawke
“It was fantastic to be on the set again with Denzel (Washington) and Antoine (Fuqua) and then to have the situation be so different. We weren't making a sequel to Training Day. We were in the middle of the desert riding around on some horses.” DifferentSituationMiddleTrainingHorseFantasticDesertRidingSequelsDenzel Author:Ethan Hawke
“I'm a huge Luc Besson fan. The Fifth Element, I just loved that movie. Luc cast me to play a small part in it, and so I did, because I love all his movies actually - The Big Blue, La Femme Nikita, Léon: The Professional. His movies are so wonderful. It's just fun to be in it and for it to be a sci-fi movie.” PlayBigsFunWonderfulFansHugeElementsBlueCastsSci FiFifthSmall PartsFemmeSci Fi MovieFifth Element Author:Ethan Hawke
“I’ve consequently played a lot of different cops from a lot of different kind of law enforcement agencies.” DifferentLawAgencyCopLaw EnforcementEnforcement Author:Samuel L. Jackson
“It was actually a lot more helpful to have Calvin Hart, a cop, as my template. He was also my technical advisor on Shaft. This time, I kinda got to go to Jersey City with him, and hang around, and watch him interact with other cops, people in the projects, and see what it means to be him. People call him 'Big Daddy' and he's this larger-than-life hero to a lot of people.” PeopleMeanBigsCitiesWatchesHeroProjectsHelpfulCopDaddyJerseyAdvisorsLarger Than LifeHartBig DaddyJersey City Author:Samuel L. Jackson
“When the riots happened in L.A., they didn't go to Beverly Hills to trash Rodeo Drive. They trashed their own neighborhoods. It's one of those tragedies that we always see in riot situations, where the only thing that they can lash out against is the stuff that's right there in their own communities. They destroy the very things that help them survive in their own community. There is a level of futility in that.” HelpingStuffCommunityLevelsSituationHappenedTragedyHillsNeighborhoodTrashRiotFutilityLashesRodeoBeverly HillsRodeo Drive Author:Samuel L. Jackson
“It was fun to be in a scene again with [my wife LaTanya Richardson]. We used to do plays together all the time. We hadn't really worked together since Losing Isaiah [1995]. That was kind of early on in both of our cinematic careers. Things have changed a little bit since then.” KindLittlesPlayTogetherUsedFunBitsCareersWifeChangedSceneLittle BitLosingMy WifeCinematicThings Have Changed Author:Samuel L. Jackson
“I run into a lot of kids who are either on R&R, or on their way to Iraq. They all know who I am and are fans, but they're kids! I am yet to meet one that's over 23. Yet they're full-time warriors.” KnowsWayRunningKidsFansIraqWho I AmWarrior Author:Samuel L. Jackson
“After we finished touring 'Ignore The Ignorant' we had this perfect idea that we were going to take a couple of years off, that was the plan. Because we thought we were definitely going to take time off, I was going to go back to college, that was what I was going to do. Because the whole idea of it was that I have spent ten years in this band and not even realised that that amount of time has passed.” YearsIdeasWholePerfectPlansCollegeAmountCoupleBandTenFinishedIgnorantTake TimeTouringRealisedTime OffBack To College Author:Ryan Jarman