Stardust Memories (1980)

Partager la citation sur facebook I took one course in existential philosophy at, uh, at New York University, and on, uh, on the final... they gave me ten questions, and, uh, I couldn't answer a single one of 'em. You know? I left 'em all blank... I got a hundred.

Partager la citation sur facebook You can't control life. It doesn't wind up perfectly. Only-only art you can control. Art and masturbation. Two areas in which I am an absolute expert.

Partager la citation sur facebook To you, I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the loyal opposition.

Partager la citation sur facebook Fan : Can I talk to you about an idea for a film I have?
Sandy Bates: This is not the place.
Fan: Do you have a moment, please? It's a comedy based on that whole Guyana mass suicide.

Partager la citation sur facebook Fan: My mother buys meat in the same butcher shop your mother does.
Sandy Bates: Oh, great.
Fan: Can I have your autograph?
Sandy Bates: Oh, jeez.
Fan: Could you just write: "To Phyllis Weinstein, you unfaithful, lying bitch."

Partager la citation sur facebook Vivian Orkin: In this film, he played the part of God.
Ghost of Sandy Bates: This was not easy, folks, because, uh, you know, I-I-I didn't know what the hell I was doing, and I don't have a good voice for God.
Vivian Orkin: And he received an Academy Award for his convincing portrayal of God... although they had to use another actor's voice.

Partager la citation sur facebook Question Askers-Screening: Some people have claimed that your films are narcissistic.
Sandy Bates: Yes, many people have said that about me over the years, but I don't think it's true. If I were to say which Greek God I take after, I would definitely not say Narcissus.
Question Askers-Screening: Who would you say?
Sandy Bates: Zeus.

Partager la citation sur facebook UFO Follower: What have you got against intellectuals?
Sandy Bates: Intellectuals? Nothing, why?
UFO Follower: Mr. Bates, I've seen all your films. You really feel threatened by them.
Sandy Bates: Threatened? You're kidding me. I've always said they're like the mafia. They only kill their own.