I think if characters change too much, it's unrealistic; their whole fabric of who they are as a person doesn't just disappear. Theodore Melfi More Quotes by Theodore Melfi More Quotes From Theodore Melfi You have a responsibility to make inclusion a daily thought, so we can get rid of the word 'inclusion.' Theodore Melfi dailythoughtyouresponsibility The concept of 'family' has changed so much. It's not just 'mom and dad' anymore. It's 'mom and mom' and 'dad and dad,' and it's kind of beautiful. Theodore Melfi dadfamilymombeautiful NASA didn't give a crap what gender you were or what race you were. If you could do the math, you were valuable. Theodore Melfi nasayougenderrace The fact is this: NASA was desegregated by a white male. NASA was not desegregated by a black male. NASA was not desegregated by white women. Theodore Melfi nasawomenblackwhite To me, there are saints every day. They stand up and help others and live for others and do things for others. Theodore Melfi help-othersevery-daydayme We don't have parades for mathematicians, we have parades for astronauts. You don't think about all the thousands of people who worked on that capsule and crunched the numbers and were integral in getting that into space. Theodore Melfi thinkyouspacepeople By the time I got to 'St Vincent,' I had shot so many scenarios I was ready for anything - I've shot kangaroos, I've shot dogs, cats, crowds, fight scenes, stunts, comedy, drama, handheld, dolly, helicopter, crane - I just felt that there was nothing I was unprepared for. Theodore Melfi catsfightcomedytime For me, as a feminist, as somebody who wants to lift up women - because I do; I come from a single mom who raised three boys on her own - I feel like, you close the door on women, you close the door on humanity. Theodore Melfi meyouwomenhumanity You know what the truth is? You don't find Bill Murray. Bill Murray finds you. Theodore Melfi knowyoutruth-istruth One thing that's nice about doing a movie about people that hardly anyone knows, you never worry if they're a perfect match. Theodore Melfi neveryounicepeople Floyd Thompson, a white man, desegregated NASA. Period. Theodore Melfi nasaperiodmanwhite As a director, you're open to any kind of criticism. Theodore Melfi opendirectoryoucriticism We're all humans. Any human can tell any human's story. I don't want to have this conversation about black film or white film anymore. I wanna have conversations about film. Theodore Melfi storyblackwhiteconversation We're very, very flawed, myself included. Theodore Melfi includedverymyselfflawed Change is incremental. Change is small. Theodore Melfi incrementalsmallchange My wife says I have happy delusions. I'm delusional that way. I just say, 'This is how it's got to be, and it's got to be.' I don't take no. I just don't like no. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. That's just how I am. Theodore Melfi i-amwifehappysometimes If you don't have comedy in a movie, you don't have a movie. Theodore Melfi youmoviecomedy Life is laughter. Theodore Melfi laughterlife If you don't infuse humor into a subject matter, no matter how dark, the audience can't accept the message of a film. It closes them down. Humor can open them up. Theodore Melfi youhumormatterdark I have a very strict philosophy that if you're not working out, you're getting fat. Theodore Melfi fatoutyouphilosophy
