Robert Altman Quotes

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What's a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.

Robert Altman

Happy endings are absolutely ludicrous, they're not true at all. We see the guy carry the girl across the threshold and everybody lives happily ever after -- that's bullshit. Three weeks later he's beating her up and she's suing for divorce and he's got cancer.

Robert Altman

The artist and the multitude are natural enemies. They always will be, both ways. The artist is an enemy of the multitude, and the multitude is the enemy of the artist. And when the disguise comes off and they're both standing facing one another, they're just there at odds end.

Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Robert Altman

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Born: February 20, 1925

Died: November 20, 2006 (aged 81)

Bio: Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer.

Known for:

Nashville (1975)
The Player (1992)
Short Cuts (1993)
The Long Goodbye (1973)

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