Vincent Gallo quotes - page 2

The common purpose of pornography is to enhance sexual pleasure or sexual fantasy. It is meant to be free of things like guilt, insecurity, anger or responsibility. It can also be detached from the struggles of intimacy. I chose to use imagery common in pornography but placed these images in the emotional context which included intense guilt, anger, regret, anguish, and confusion. In this context, it is difficult for the images to enhance sexual pleasure or sexual fantasy. Instead, the graphic images work better to enhance the discomfort of intimacy. (Vincent Gallo)
I feel very happy that Bush is our president. One way that you can tell we have a good president, is by how much the French dislike him. The more the French hate him, the better he must be. And they hate this one. View quote
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The reasons why I do things are difficult for me to understand and difficult for me to explain. View quote
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I like nice, honest, talented people. View quote
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I hope my work is more interesting and more intelligent than I am. View quote
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I'm not against celebrating the differences of individuals. What I'm against is the homogeny of mankind because that's regressive. To celebrate the differences of people is fantastic, but to blend them all together... You know, the same homosexual community that I found such compassion from, I don't feel that camaraderie from them anymore; I don't feel it in the social scene; I don't feel it in the arts. That's weird to me. Because that was the group that I learned the most from, because they were certainly the most open-minded at that time. But if I say things about the mainstreaming of homosexuals, it's because I don't believe in mainstreaming or special interests legislating for themselves. What has happened with gays in America is that they pander so much to the heterosexual mainstream that they've taken on the complexes of the heterosexual mainstream. View quote
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Joey Ramone was clearly one of the most original singers of all time. And he was the sweetest guy. And his death is very sad. View quote
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I have no publicist, no agent, no manager, no lawyer, no assistant, no helper, no stylist, no intern, no maid, no gardener, nothing. Oh, I have a dentist. I had a shrink but he died 9 years ago, right when I needed him most. View quote
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I like Donald Trump a lot and am extremely proud he is the American President. And I'm sorry if that offends you. View quote
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If the film language and sensibility are not integrated somewhere in the narrative, then they are inconsequential, separate. And if you have one point of view, one aesthetic, one sensibility throughout everything you do, and you don't let people sway you away from that, especially your cinematographer, then the film develops a soul. View quote
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I heard my mother talking badly of me to people who were talking badly of me in her salon. That's probably the thing that I'm most sensitive of in all my friendships and my relationships. I just... I just can't take that. I'm comfortable with enemies, but I can't take it from friends. (Vincent Gallo)
I don't really get inspired by other peoples' movies. I get inspired by situations, by memory, by revenge. View quote
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When I was a boy I was always depressed and confused, now I think I'm not garbage. I don't try to prove to my parents that I am good at something anymore. But I am a failure with women. I can only be a one night lover. View quote
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Jean-Michel Basquiat was one of the most talented, charming, charismatic, clever, bright, irresponsible, self-centered, self-indulgent, lying bastards that I've ever met. View quote
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I am available to all women - all women who can afford me, that is. View quote
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I do not want my new works to be generated in a market or audience of any kind. View quote
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If I gain support, the support doesn't seem to mean anything. It's not like anyone really cares about me. View quote
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My parents took an interest in nothing, at home no books, no records. My mother and my father are the emblem of indifference, dryness and bad taste. My father is also terribly stingy, in life as well as in feelings: I have never seen him filling up the bathtub. View quote
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I stopped painting in 1990 at the peak of my success just to deny people my beautiful paintings. And I did it out of spite. View quote
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Ive never been a popular person, but it doesnt matter. I have everything in my life that I want. Im not a walking publicity stunt. Im not an anarchist, or bitter. Im not trying to be subversive. I just try to remain unguarded, unprotected by fear, and agents and publicists, and I feel comfortable that way. View quote
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I would be delighted to show my film in the Viennale. I do not offer press kits. I do not offer stills. I do not offer screeners. I do not offer DVD's. I do not offer posters. I require a first-class flight to bring the print however I do not offer any photo ops or press exchange in any way. My fee for showing my film is $35,000 dollars US. (Vincent Gallo)
My parents were dishonest people. If it was my birthday, I knew my mother took me to the K-Mart and she stole my toy. She'd put it in the shopping cart and we'd walk out. I was raised with that. View quote
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