Mazursky Quotes & Sayings

Even when I begin with a situation that's basically funny or sad, I like to keep poking around in it. I like to get into the middle of a relationship, to explore the subtle places. — Paul Mazursky

I maintain that to tell a person they are born again, while they are living in carelessness or sin, is a dangerous delusion. — J.C. Ryle

I think I'm allergic or something. I feel kinda strange... sort of floaty and light-headed."

"You ain't sick, hon," Mom said. She kissed me cheek and hugged me so tight I thought I might break a rib. "That's joy. — Meredith Russo

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that. — George Carlin

Almost every actor goes into almost every picture very frightened. He is positive he really can't do it. The bigger the star, the more frightened he is. — Paul Mazursky

If you cast wrong, you are in a lot of trouble. — Paul Mazursky

I've rarely met couples who - they both love to do everything together. — Paul Mazursky

I wish in my own mind I were more definite - that I was absolutely convinced I'd never direct someone else's script, but I keep reading scripts, because I might find something. — Paul Mazursky

The one thing that's closest to my story is the thing about trying out for the juvenile delinquent role and getting it. That was the start of my acting career ... which I've resumed, by the way. — Paul Mazursky

I don't like movies that are morally simple. — Paul Mazursky

Most marriages I've known, and I've been married a long time and I've known a lot of married people - you wonder how they got together. Often they seem to be opposites. — Paul Mazursky

One thing I know is that I don't want to be a director for hire, making genre films. — Paul Mazursky

California is an island, and New York's an island. Maybe it's time for me to change islands. — Paul Mazursky

If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land. — Mencius

I wonder if that's hurt me at the box office. Maybe audiences these days want to know exactly what to expect when they go into a movie, and my movies are hard to explain in just one way. — Paul Mazursky

Weren't many forms of large-scale protest realistically available to most citizens, but one of them was standing in line when you didn't actually need to. — Ann Leckie