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Norman Jewison

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We're always on the side of the animal that's being chased. We always seem to be on the side of the rabbit or the fox and not on the side of the hounds.


— Norman Jewison


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A lot of American actors I work with are in character all day long. You can't talk to them. It's Method and the whole thing.


— Norman Jewison


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And even Moonstruck - for some reason the audience were just in the mood for a very romantic film, because it's one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.


— Norman Jewison


#because #best #best picture #comedies #even

And I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.


— Norman Jewison


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As you know, in America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio, so if they want to remake it they can.


— Norman Jewison


#artist #belong #films #i #kind

Betrayal... is my favorite subject.


— Norman Jewison


#favorite #subject

But Madonna has a small amount of talent when it comes to movies.


— Norman Jewison


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Do what you're told, and everything will be all right.


— Norman Jewison


#right #told #will #you

Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film.


— Norman Jewison


#deals #down #every #film #generation

I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.


— Norman Jewison


#bad #bad people #i #i think #met






About Norman Jewison

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Did you know about Norman Jewison?

In recognition of his contributions to the arts as well as his sustained support he was installed as Chancellor of Victoria University in the University of Toronto in 2004. (1978). The provocative Agnes of God (1985) set in a Quebec convent starred Jane Fonda Meg Tilly and Anne Bancroft; it received three Academy Award nominations.

Highlights of his directing career include In the Heat of the Night (1967) The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Fiddler on the Roof (1971) Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) Moonstruck (1987) Other People's Money (1991) The Hurricane (1999) and The Statement (2003). Jewison has addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences. Norman Frederick Jewison CC O.

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