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Discover the thoughtful and inspirational Quotes of Haskell Wexler, a philosopher and author. Our collection of his most impactful quotes reflects his deep understanding of language, philosophy, and history.
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There’s a scene in ‘Medium Cool’ in which a young man walks by with a sign that says, ‘Sanity, please.’ If anything summarizes what I was feeling at that time, it is that sign.

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Making a film – particularly what I think is a good film – is the result of a team of people, and the end result has many, many hands on it.

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I don’t know why I developed a social consciousness, but I really think I have a consciousness; I feel connected to everything and everybody in the world.

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One person has a responsibility not just for himself but for inter-relationships with the existences of others and the world.

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I was a sailor. I was torpedoed, spent two weeks in a lifeboat. I was on the Murmansk run; I worked a 20 mm. machine gun, helped bring down a Stuka, all that kind of stuff. I’ve got letters from Franklin Roosevelt for things I did then. But those kind of credentials didn’t work for you in the Cold War.

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I am a Chicagoan. I feel like I’ve simply been on vacation for 10 years in Los Angeles. But Chicago is a real place, and L.A. is a motel.

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See, New York is over the hill. It’s swallowed up in its own garbage. And the people – I can’t stand the people.

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I don’t believe in publicity before a film is completed. It costs you money and wastes your energy, and you’re inflating your balloon before you have a balloon.

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People say they make movies to show what ‘really happens.’ But they only show what they choose to show.

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The best thing that winning those Academy Awards things are – the best thing of it is that when I say some of my ideas, somebody’s going to listen to it, and they’ll preface what I say, ‘Academy Award winner da-da-da-da-da.’

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Employers will work you longer for less money and under questionable safety conditions because it is their duty to prioritize the bottom line. As individuals, we cannot complain. That’s why we need a union to speak for us, certainly when our safety, our health, and our very lives are at stake!

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I’d say to anyone trying to break into the business, ‘Don’t just be interested in movies. Be interested in life. Be a person. Be in touch.’

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