“I think I land somewhere between Scorsese and Capra in what I'm drawn to emotionally; I'm drawn to very intense emotion. Capra freaked people out when they saw Jimmy Stewart lose it in 'It's a Wonderful Life.” PeopleThinkingLosesEmotionSawsWonderfulLandIntenseJimmyWonderful LifeScorseseIt's A Wonderful LifeJimmy StewartIntense Emotions Author:David O. Russell
“Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep. I can express with very limited adequacy the passionate devotion to this land that possesses millions of our people, born, like myself, under other skies, for the privilege that that this county has bestowed in allowing them to partake of its fellowship.” PeopleI CanBornEmotionMillionsSkyLandGratitudePassionatePrivilegeDevotionAllowingFellowshipCountyAdequacy Author:Felix Frankfurter
“We are 'writers,' we are not supposed to be interested in filthy lucre, we are supposed to be starry eyed artistes. ... In Reality Land, we all want to maybe put dinner on the table once in a while, but in Fantasy Land, we are not supposed to be even interested in money because we are so caught up in the emotion of it all. That's an illusion, but people like it and it makes us feel holy or something so we all play along.” PeopleWantFeelsPlayRealityEmotionFantasyLandHolyIllusionTablesCaughtDinnerSupposed To BeCaught UpFilthy Author:Max D. Adams