Exception Quotes

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"If this movie was made in America they would have had a guy and we would have been his harem or entourage. Big studios don`t trust that women will bring in that kind of audience, "Tomb Raider" was really an exception to the rule. Most of the time, if you make a big action film there has to be a big action guy in it. It`s very European to trust a woman to play that kind of a role."

- Milla Jovovich

(1970, when accepting the Screen Writers Guild Laurel Award) The blacklist was a time of evil, and no one on either side who survived it came through untouched by evil. Caught in a situation that had passed beyond the control of mere individuals, each person reacted as his nature, his needs, his convictions, and his particular circumstances compelled him to. There was bad faith and good, honesty and dishonesty, courage and cowardice, selflessness and opportunism, wisdom and stupidity, good and bad on both sides. When you who are in your 40s or younger look back with curiosity on that dark time, as I think occasionally you should, it will do no good to search for villains or heroes or saints or devils because there were none; there were only victims. Some suffered less than others, some grew and some diminished, but in the final tally we were all victims because almost without exception each of us felt compelled to say things he did not want to say, to do things that he did not want to do, to deliver and receive wounds he truly did not want to exchange. That is why none of us - right, left, or center - emerged from that long nightmare without sin.

- Dalton Trumbo

As a child, I felt rage against adults who didn`t treat me as a person, adults that were brutalized themselves by having an angry, vindictive God watching them all the time. I come from a broken home and I realize it`s the rule rather than the exception.

- Harry Dean Stanton

(on Charles Boyer) Charles Boyer remains my favorite leading man. I found him a man of intellect, taste and discernment. He was unselfish, dedicated to his work. Above all, he cared about the quality of the film he was making, and unlike most leading men I have worked with, the single exception being Fred Astaire, his first concern was the film, not himself.

- Joan Fontaine

(on the music industry) It occurs to me that music, with the possible exception of riding a bull, is the most uncertain way to make a living I know. In either case you can get bucked off, thrown, stepped on, trampled--if you get on at all. At best, it is a short and bumpy ride.

- Gene Autry

Mostly, we have manufactured ladies -- with the exception of Ingrid, Grace, Deborah and Audrey.

- Cary Grant

Oh see, first off you gotta realize - everything for me is a reconstruction or deconstruction. I would actually say deconstruction. Mission: Impossible would be the exception. That would be a reconstruction- deconstruction.

- Danny Elfman

I`ve made 30 movies and for the most part my movies work. In a business where success is an exception and not the rule, I`ve mostly been successful.

- Eddie Murphy

It was exactly what was released two months later with the exception of a couple of reaction shots which we went back in to get. I liked the movie very much and asked him what the studio`s problem was. I felt that he was at a point where they might have worn him down.

- Madeleine Stowe

If this movie was made in America they would have had a guy and we would have been his harem or entourage. Big studios don`t trust that women will bring in that kind of audience, Tomb Raider" was really an exception to the rule. Most of the time, if you make a big action film there has to be a big action guy in it. It`s very European to trust a woman to play that kind of a role." (on `Resident Evil`)

- Milla Jovovich

Last year my boyfriend gave me a painting - a very personal one. I really prefer personal gifts or ones made by someone for me. Except diamonds. That`s the exception to the rule.

- Minnie Driver

One of the things that upset me was some of the criticism leveled at Simon and Garfunkel. I always took exception to it, but actually I agree with a lot of it.

- Paul Simon

Al, over the years we`ve taken roles from one another. People have tried to compare us to one another, to pit us against each one another and to tear us apart personally. I`ve never seen the comparison frankly. I`m clearly much taller, more the leading-man type. Honestly, you just may be the finest actor of our generation - with the possible exception of me. (talking about Al Pacino)

- Robert De Niro

Regarding his commitment to directing Jarhead (2005) without a personal soldiering background: "This is new territory to me, but I hadn`t spent two days in American suburbia when I directed American Beauty (1999). I only knew the script had an unusual and original voice and it was a challenge I wanted to take on. Jarhead (2005) is equal parts black humor, honesty, rage, lyricism, profanity and the mixture of machismo jarhead culture. With the exception of Three Kings (1999) this is a war that has been overlooked but which has a burning relevance to what is happening right now in the Middle East."

- Sam Mendes

(on her movie Chance (2002):) "The film was a while in coming. I spent a lot of time in my trailer on "Buffy" because they do so many stunts and CGI effects, so I`d just sit and write. I was tired of playing the love interest roles, but that`s all that`s written for women usually. "Buffy"`s the exception to that, but those kind of characters are few and far between, so I thought I`d better write one for myself." (Irish News, 27 January 2003)

- Amber Benson

My husband and I have had a commuter marriage our entire marriage, with the exception of the one year I was pregnant and stayed home.

- Jeri Ryan

All of the religions - with the exception of Tibetan Buddhism, which doesn`t believe in a heaven - teach that heaven is a better place. At the end of the program, I say that heaven is a place where you are happy. All of the religions have that in common.

- Barbara Walters

Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.

- Douglas Adams

I never forget a face, but in your case I`ll be glad to make an exception.

- Groucho Marx

Being a mother is so much more than giving birth. It takes all your time, energy, wit and strength, not to mention the wisdom and grace of God to see that that child succeeds, ... The celebrity mom is the exception to the rule as her level of strength, compassion and understanding is parallel to none. This is why we honor these mothers because they have triumphed in the spotlight and at home.

- Johnnie Walker

I have made all my films for my children with the exception of my first film because my oldest daughter wasn`t born when I was making the film about the Brooklyn Bridge.

- Ken Burns

As a general rule, I don`t plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception.

- Paul Haggis

In truth, they are compounding the problem. A person who breaks the law will answer to duly-constituted authorities for their criminal acts, and so-called vigilantes are no exception,

- Raúl González

There is no doubt that, with the exception of a very small number of people close to a vicious regime, the people of Iraq have been liberated and they understand that they`ve been liberated.

- Richard Perle

(On playing bad guys) "I enjoy playing them. I find something human in them, with the exception of Looking for Mr. Goodbar. It was such a slimy character with no redeeming qualities. To me it was like playing Charles Manson. I had nightmares after I finished shooting it. I felt dirty. Bad guys are interesting, even if you don`t like them."

- Tom Berenger

Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?

- Patricia Clarkson

When I was making Sunshine (2007), it suddenly struck me: No director has ever gone back into space, with the exception of franchise directors. If you look at the record, you`ll find that`s true. I now know why.

- Danny Boyle

Most songs are somewhere between love and death, and mine are no exception.

- Robyn Hitchcock

Yes, but the great thing about all the people - and I don`t think there is any exception - who I`ve worked with is they`ve all been very, very talented musicians.

- Joan Armatrading

It was pretty much the way that it was when I first read it, although one exception would be that some ideas that I had were also incorporated into the script.

- Chiaki Kuriyama

My mobile rang around lunchtime one day, and it was George Michael. He wanted to come in on Friday. We were like, `okay, if that`s what you want`. And he was a very good guest. That`s a real exception to the rule.

- Graham Norton

By implementing JDA`s software that merges timely, accurate transaction information with actionable, enterprise-wide intelligence and excellent planning capabilities, our entire organization will benefit. We expect to improve reporting capabilities, reduce out of stocks, increase turns and improve audit trails. We also anticipate taking advantage of managing by exception, as it is no longer feasible for our organization to efficiently manage 500 plus stores by day, by SKU.

- Chuck Adams

Again, we turn down most books that have been self-published unless they have a special track record. We have taken a small number on, however, and sold them to major publishers for a nice sum. But that is an exception to the rule.

- Richard Curtis

Most fathers do want to maintain their responsibilities, both financially and as parents. But their path is blocked by contact orders not worth the paper they are written on. If shared parenting were the norm, not the exception, much of the non-compliance problem would cease to exist.

- John Baker

I suppose more than anything, it`s the way of life in this part of the country that influences my writing. In Eastern North Carolina, with the exception of Wilmington, most people live in small towns.

- Nicholas Sparks

The movie adaptations of stage musicals that I`ve seen, without exception, in my opinion don`t work. A lot of people would disagree with me.

- Stephen Sondheim

It`s a lot more comfortable, I must say. Ummm, I didn`t think I`d be playing with another band, I kinda thought I was through with that, but I make an exception because they`re nice people.

- Vivian Campbell

To be a saint is the exception; to be upright is the rule. Err, falter, sin, but be upright. To commit the least possible sin is the law for man. Sin is a gravitation.

- Victor Hugo

Monopoly controls have been the exception in free societies; they have been the rule in closed societies.

- Lawrence Lessig

We`ve had incredible support from sponsors and competitors alike, they come from as far away as Ottawa to participate. Every year the show gets bigger and better and this year was no exception. We had 81 entries this year. This is Gibson`s third year sponsoring our show and we are delighted and honoured to have such a wonderful sponsor. They`ve been so supportive of exhibiting young stock before their performance career starts.

- Shannon Smith

The other exception where we did not at all restore the place to its original condition is the Surrounded Islands. Before we installed our fabric, we had our workers remove 42 tons of garbage off the beaches of those islands. We never brought the garbage back.

- Christo

There are very small niches in the institutional investment community where there may be some sensitivity to (alcohol) investing, but it is quite the exception.

- Marc Cohen

It`s the rule rather than the exception.

- Robin Davis

How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception.

- Alfred de Musset

Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.

- P.J. O'Rourke

Every single pleasure I can imagine or have experienced is more delightful, more of a pleasure, if you take it in small sips, if you take your time. Reading is not an exception.

- Amos Oz

I think this meet is indicative of the competition within the Southeastern Conference and certainly among the nation`s top-12. At this level of competition, you can`t afford to count a fall and tonight was no exception.

- Sarah Patterson

Most Sunday magazines, with the New York Times as an exception, are kind of sleepy, weekend service vehicles to move living room products.

- David Talbot

In the absence of any new M&A speculation this is more of a pause for breath more than anything else. With the exception of the retailers UK Plc is in very good health.

- Richard Hunter

In 2005, cancer may still be the disease that cannot speak its name, but it is also the great leveller - cutting across divisions of class, income, status and success - and, sadly, so ubiquitous that few people`s lives are untouched by it. Almost without exception, those we approached gave their time and reminiscences not only with great open-heartedness but with touching concern for my own welfare.

- Deborah Hutton