I must try and break through the cliches about Latin America. Superpowers and other outsiders have fought over us for centuries in ways that have nothing to do with our problems. In reality we are all alone.
I'm stuck somewhere a small island in the middle of the Atlantic where I'm alone. Because in France, they're like, 'No, you're not like us, you're not a French guy.' And in America, they're like, 'You're not like us.' I'm really alone in my little th...
I believe in capitalism for everybody, not necessarily high finance but capitalism that works for the working men and women of this country who are out there paddling alone in America right now.
America is a mosaic not of groups but of individuals, each of whom carries a host of cultural influences, some chosen, some inherited, some absorbed by osmosis. That mosaic is held together by the pursuit of happiness, the most powerful mortar ever c...
What makes America amazing is that there have always been men and women of courage who were willing to think more about the future of their children and grandchildren than they did about their own political careers.
New Orleans is unlike any city in America. Its cultural diversity is woven into the food, the music, the architecture - even the local superstitions. It's a sensory experience on all levels and there's a story lurking around every corner.
From afar, I have cried watching my nation, sore with prejudice, slowly heal itself. I hurt along with America, my phantom pains only alleviated by work I do every day - art.
So I was in America and I thought I'll stick around while I'm here and just see what happens. The next film I did was High Art, so I guess it started with a sort of vague idea but really just a fantasy.
As income from work has become more concentrated in America, the super rich have invested in businesses, real estate, art, and other assets. The income from these assets is now concentrating even faster than income from work.
Maybe that's what living in America does to you: it spreads you into far distances until you're just little bits rolling apart.
All weather is sin-related. Lust causes thunder, anger causes fog, and you don't want to know what causes dew.
The Motion Picture Association of America wipes the sweat off its brow and sings the PG-13 song.
It is not, what a lawyer tells me I do; but what humanity, reason, and justice, tell me I ought to do.
I bought a packet of Trojan® Ultra Pleasure Extra Sensitive condoms: ‘No. 1 in AMERICA’. They smell nothing like a positive first sexual experience.
Your life can be different, Young Ju. Study and be strong. In America, women have choices.
America is a nation of illusions; illusions in the media, schools and government — an iron curtain of propaganda.
The fish does not know it is wet. America is immersed in violence. The violence is in our souls. The enemy is within.
It is not unpatriotic to acknowledge America’s faults. No country is perfect… We can’t reach the top of the mountain if we don’t fix the injustice and confront our lies.
In insisting that personal habit and political action be one and the same, absolutist moralizing limits the possibilities of both.
What sort of place lets you drive and vote and fuck before it lets you drink a beer?” ~Mark Cooper
If everyone in America started mailing empty boxes, we could boost productivity, profitability, and employment. Think like a politician.
