Charlton Heston Quotes (35 Quotes)



    And their pals vote for their stuff when they're not on the panel, and it just keeps going that way. And they tend to be very fringe artists, so anything before the 20th century is not worth considering. This is out of date.

    That is not our role in American society and we will not be forced to play it,

    As an artist, I understand that, and I value the creative input of the artist.

    I intend to dedicate my remaining time as president of the NRA to ensure that the Second Amendment is safe from Al Gore and all those who threaten it,


    Mr. Clinton, sir, America didn't trust you with our health care system. America didn't trust you with gays in the military. America doesn't trust you with our 21-year-old daughters, and we sure, Lord, don't trust you with our guns.

    Shakespeare is the outstanding example of how that can be done. In all of Shakespeare's plays, no matter what tragic events occur, no matter what rises and falls, we return to stability in the end.

    Society mends its wounds. And that's invariably true in all the tragedies, in the comedies as well. And certainly in the histories.


    A clear enunciation of these rights needs to be enshrined in the constitution to guarantee that this basic right of law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen shall not be infringed upon by anti-gun public officials,

    Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made that diminish the American experience and example. And sometimes trash it completely.

    Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there are any number of areas of government which tax money should not be spent.

    suffering symptoms consistent with Alzheimer's disease.

    Opponents would have you believe the law would change Missouri into a Wild West shootout. I've got advice for those critics Leave deception to the Hollywood filmmakers.

    My dad always said he wanted to be remembered for his body of work, and he's made more than 75 pictures, some good, some bad, and they will be his legacy to the world of acting,




    You cut their money back, for one thing... I go back a long way with the NEA.

    Dirty Harry, for example. Clint Eastwood was not a rogue cop. He was a maverick cop, but he was a good guy.

    You can spend a lifetime, and, if you're honest with yourself, never once was your work perfect.

    The big studio era is from the coming of sound until 1950, until I came in... I came in at a crux in film, which was the end of the studio era and the rise of filmmaking.

    You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even into the 70s.


    This is our country, ... We're free to travel wherever we want in our broad land.

    I've played three presidents, three saints and two geniuses - and that's probably enough for any man.

    For an actor, there is no greater loss than the loss of his audience,

    Go forth and proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof.

    In recent years, anyone in the government, certainly anyone in the FBI or the CIA, or recently, in again, Clint's film, In the Line of Fire, the main bad guy is the chief advisor to the president.

    The trouble with movies as a business is that it's an art, and the trouble with movies as art is that it's a business.

    He's very well, ... under the circumstances. He's getting wonderful care and the best possible treatment. It's a very difficult disease for the whole family, it's so hard on my mom, but he's facing it with dignity, and that's all we can ask for.

    Americans know something without a name is undermining the nation, turning the mind mushy when it comes to separating truth from falsehood and right from wrong.


    I think we make a difference together. We are a freer people than if we hadn't fought this good fight,

    So that this nation may long endure, I urge you to follow in the hallowed footsteps of the great disobedience of history that freed exiles, founded religions, defeated tyrants, and yes, in the hands of an aroused rabble in arms and a few great men,


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