"Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself."

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"Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself."

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"Not taboo - it's just that straight actors still risk their careers commercially and economically. They have to please the crowd - they're movie stars; their image is their industry. It goes beyond acting."

Acting, Actors, Careers, Risk

"My first instinct was to cast as close to the short story as possible, but then I realized that I needed actors who could go for it and that they had to function well as a couple in a love story."

Love, Actors, First, Instinct

"In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate them. You can discard them, but you can't really hate them."

Movies, Hate, Past, Pretty

"I took the name Green Destiny from - well there is such a sword called Green Destiny. It is green because you keep twisting it, it's an ancient skill, you keep twisting it and knocking it and twisting it until it is very elastic and light."

Destiny, Light, Name, Skill

"I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting to pick it as my first martial arts film. It has a very strong female character and it was very abundant in classic Chinese textures."

Thought, Character, Film, First

"I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama."

Appreciation, American, Drama, Romantic, Space

"Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing."

Now, Writing

"Meanwhile, the Ice Storm was still in development, And that was something I really wanted to do, and frankly I don't think I was ready to do a big production like this."

Development, Production

"Usually with this genre the first thing that happens is a good fight sequence to show that you're in good hands. So we broke that rule. I think a lot of that comes from the western audience."

Fight, First

"I wanted to shoot straight, mainstream, somehow off-beat. Not only realistic West, which is quite unfamiliar to the world's population - even to a lot of Americans."

Film, Americans, Population, World

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"An honest man is always a child."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Honesty, Man

"I have built my reputation on honesty, I have sometimes been too honest."

David Blunkett, British Politician

Honesty, Reputation

"Sincerity may be humble but she cannot be servile."

George Byron, Scottish Poet

Honesty, May, Sincerity

"Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration."

Andrew Carnegie, American Businessman

Honesty, First

"The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale."

Arthur C. Clarke, English Writer

Honesty, Tax, Income, Man

"Party honesty is party expediency."

Grover Cleveland, American President

Honesty, Expediency, Party

"I must not say what I truly think, or you will tell me I flatter you-but I can only speak what I feel-and very often I cannot even do that when the feeling is very deep."

Marie Corelli, British Novelist

Honesty, Deep, Feeling, Will

"Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor."

Henry Fielding, English Novelist

Honesty, Fool, Will, Wit

"I won't tolerate lying."

Vito Fossella, American Politician

Honesty, Lying

"The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded."

Scott Hamilton, American Athlete

Honesty, Integrity, Road