“True Stories” quotes
(1986)
David Byrne
directed this movie
in 1986
Title True Stories
Year 1986
Director David Byrne
Genre Comedy, Musical
Year 1986
Director David Byrne
Genre Comedy, Musical
Plot – Virgil town, in Texas, celebrates its 150 years. The employees of the local electronics industry have fun in the disco during the evening, while in the square there's a fashion show with odd models. After the parade, there's a show for aspiring artists who perform in front of the public and Louis Fyne makes his debut as a singer. After the show, he eventually finds the woman of his dreams.
All actors – David Byrne, John Goodman, Annie McEnroe, Jo Harvey Allen, Spalding Gray, Alix Elias, Roebuck 'Pops' Staples, Tito Larriva, John Ingle, Matthew Posey, Swoosie Kurtz, Freeman Beatty
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“Look at this. Who can say it isn't beautiful? Sky, bricks. Who do you think lives there? Four-car garage. Hope, fear, excitement, satisfaction.”
It seems though God was working around the earth here, trying to make it beautiful just like the rest of the world. He had to knock off because it was night time. And He said, "I'll come back tomorrow and make it just as pretty as the rest of the world, with lakes and streams and mountains and trees". And He got back the next day, and saw that... (continue)(continue reading)
“We have to keep these guys in Virgil, even though they do leave VeriCorp. For the time being, it's created confusion! And chaos! They don't work for money anymore, but to earn a place in Heaven, which is a big motivating factor once upon a time, believe you me. They're working and inventing because they like it! Economics is become a spiritual...” (continue)(continue reading)
“I really enjoy forgetting. When I first come to a place, I notice all the little details. I notice the way the sky looks. The color of white paper. The way people walk. Doorknobs. Everything. Then I get used to the place and I don't notice those things anymore. So only by forgetting can I see the place again as it really is.”
“Be sexy in business. Be successful at night.”
“Shopping is a feeling.”
“Metal buildings are the dream that Modern Architects had at the beginning of this century. It has finally come true, but they themselves don't realize it. That's because it doesn't take an Architect to build a metal building. You just order them out of a catalog and it comes with a bunch of guys who put it together in a couple of days, maybe a...” (continue)(continue reading)
“Things that never had names before are now easily described. Makes conversation easier.”
“What time is it? No time to look back.”
“Some people say 'Freeways are the Cathedrals of our time'. Not me.”
“I have something to say about the difference between American and European cities. But I've forgotten what it is. I have it written down at home somewhere.”
“Most middle-class people have worked for large corporations, like VeriCorp. Or for the government itself. But now, all that's starting to change. Scientists and engineers are moving off from those large corporations like VeriCorp, and they're beginning to start their own companies, marketing new inventions.”
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