Corrupted Quotes

I`m a reader, you know. I was corrupted by Faust. And Shakespeare. And Proust. And Hemingway. But mostly I was corrupted by Dylan Thomas. Most people see me as a rake, womanizer, boozer and purchaser of large baubles. I`m all those things depending on the prism and the light. But mostly I`m a reader. Give me Agatha Christie for an hour and I`m happy as a clam. The house in Celigny some day will cave in under its own weight from the books. I hope I`m there when it does. One hundred six years old. Investigating the newest thriller from Le Carré or a new play from Tennessee Williams.

I had a little fantasy that goes like this: I`m getting to be an influential person in San Francisco; what if I and five other powerful guys with cigars got together in a smoke-filled room to decide who would be the next mayor of San Francisco? We`d do it because we`re good guys and we really want the city to be wonderful for everybody. Then I thought, what`s the difference between five good guys holding that kind of power and five bad guys? Just good intentions, and intentions can be corrupted.

I watched the movie Cast Away (2000). It`s a perfectly fine movie. But you can never fully believe that movie. How can we believe this man is being cast away? We know it`s Tom Hanks and we know the color of his couch in his house in L.A. because we saw a picture of it in People magazine. His celebrity has corrupted his art form.

Vatican II corrupted the institution of the church. Look at the main fruits: dwindling numbers and pedophilia. - Time, January 27, 2003

I`ve learned that we can do just about anything under the sun with computers. So the question becomes, should we? Or, should we remind ourselves, as filmmakers, to be careful and remember that there is nothing more important than how a story is told? If storytelling becomes a byproduct of the digital revolution, then the medium itself is corrupted. On the other hand, if digital tools are simply a way to enhance a conventional story, then in that case, they can make telling that story easier. It`s easier and more practical to show 20,000 soldiers in the Crimean War using computers, obviously. So, that`s fine. But now, we have technology that can replace actors, or an entire performance in an already existing movie. We could cut out Humphrey Bogart and replace him with Vin Diesel, if somebody wanted. Who would want to? Well, there might be people who would. That`s why we have to be careful. Movies reflect our cultural heritage from the period in time in which they were made. Therefore, altering them can destroy that historical perspective. That`s disrespectful of history, which is a big issue for me. The situation is like walking a tightrope - we have to move forward, but we have to be careful.

A politician`s goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power.

There was never anything by the wit of man so well devised, or so sure established, which in continuance of time hath not been corrupted.

I continue to meet people who have had their Web pages hijacked, their browsers corrupted, in some cases, their children exposed to inappropriate material from these dangerous programs hidden in their family computers.

The pride of life hath corrupted the judgment of others, and perverted them in the way of religion.

The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted.

Whenever the speech is corrupted so is the mind.

To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own judgment, is but to exchange one danger for another.

I think it`s very easy to get corrupted.

People say that everybody has the right intentions when they first run, then they end up being corrupted by the system. I think many are.

...But the hearts of men are easily corrupted... And the ring of power has a will of its own.