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Quote by Gore Vidal

“The Gores, I think, are a bit brighter than the Bushes, historically speaking.”

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American writer, playwright, screenwriter, and critic. Known for his sharp political satire and profound historical insight, Vidal's work spans a variety of genres including novels, plays, screenplays, and criticism. more

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“As soon as you put an actor to a person who is real, that person comes to life through another person.”

Persons Real Actors

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“Some of the inspirations I had as far as following that story would be, like, say, "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly," the way they use the Civil War in that, or even the idea that - the movie that Leone was going to do before he died was going to be a movie about the battle of Stalingrad.”

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Thinking Kids School Spiritual Moral Grew Grew Up Grateful Organized Sunday Compass Organized Religion Instill Sunday School Moral Compass Good Moral

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“Everybody thinks because of my character that I'm this wild girl and I am, I'm an actor, and I have that in me - but I'm actually very calm and mellow.”

Thinking Character Girl Actors Calm Mellow Wild Girl

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“It hit me that an Apache resistance would be a wonderful, you know, it would be a wonderful metaphor for Jewish-American soldiers to be using behind enemy lines against the Nazis because the Apache Indians... were able to fight off for decades both the Spaniards and the Mexicans and the U.S. Cavalry for years because of their - they were great guerrilla fighters. They were great resistance fighters. And one of their ways of winning battles was psychological battles.”

“I meditate twice a day. I chant. I lean more towards Buddhist practices.”

Practice Buddhist

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