Coens Quotes & Sayings

Be at the pains of putting down every single item of expenditure whatsoever every day which could possibly be twisted into a professional expense and remember to lump in all the doubtfulls. — Hilaire Belloc

In any adversity gold can find friends. — Amelia Barr

We are what our deep, driving desire is. As our deep, driving desire is, so is our will. As our will is, so is our deed. As our deed is, so is our destiny. (Brihadaranyaka IV.4.5) — Anonymous

If the rhythm section is really swinging it's such a great feeling - you just want to laugh! — Emily Remler

I met the Coens here a few years ago and they said they liked my work. — David Thewlis

Once we were one person, and always it will be a little that way. — F Scott Fitzgerald

When I pray, I talk to God, but when I read the Bible, God is talking to me; and it is really more important that God should speak to me than that I should speak to Him I believe we should know better how to pray if we knew our Bibles better. What is an army good for if they don't know how to use their weapons? — D.L. Moody

There's a sense you get from the Coens' work, like 'No Country for Old Men,' where you put these characters in situations, and you just let this painful amount of time take place. Part of the tension is just how long it takes to get out of that scene. — Noah Hawley

Liberals are so committed to a narrative of oppression and exploitation that they can't take good news, they can't accept good news. — Jonathan Haidt

There's a reason why actors are always dying to work with the Coens. They just set the stage for you to do their best work. — Oscar Isaac

There is scarcely an aspect of the American character to which humor is not related, few which in some sense it has not governed ... It is a lawless element, full of surprises. — Constance Rourke

Gold were as good as twenty orators. — William Shakespeare

There are a few directors as a young person where I was kind of like, 'Well, these are a sure bet.' The Coens, Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson. — Allison Tolman

Many things in life are not fair but all things should be. — Michael Josephson