Oliver Stone Quotes

William Oliver Stone is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director of motion pictures and documentaries. Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of Midnight Express . He also wrote the acclaimed gangster movie Scarface . As a director, Stone achieved prominence as director/writer of the war drama Platoon , for which Stone won the Academy Award for Best Director; the film was awarded Best Picture. Platoon was the first in a trilogy of films based on the Vietnam War, in which Stone served as an infantry soldier. He continued the series with Born on the Fourth of July —for which Stone won his second Best Director Oscar—and Heaven & Earth . Stone's other notable works include the Salvadoran Civil War-based drama Salvador ; the financial drama Wall Street and its 2010 sequel Money Never Sleeps; the Jim Morrison biopic The Doors ; and a trilogy of films based on the American Presidency—JFK , Nixon and W. . His latest film is Snowden .

Many of Stone's films focus on controversial American political issues during the late 20th century, and as such were considered contentious at the times of their releases. They often combine different camera and film formats within a single scene, as evidenced in JFK, Natural Born Killers, and Nixon.

✵ 15. September 1946   •   Other names 奧利華史東, ოლივერ სტოუნი
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Famous Oliver Stone Quotes

“Wall Street was an extension of Scarface.”

Wall Street DVD Director’s Commentary (2000)

“Balzac was right…. There is tremendous jealousy about money.”

Wall Street DVD Director’s Commentary (2000)

Oliver Stone Quotes about money

“Money never sleeps.”

Wall Street DVD Director’s Commentary (2000)

Oliver Stone Quotes

“We have an obligation to those who died ... to remember.”

Oliver Stone: Satire and Controversy - Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s2gBKApxyk (Oliver Stone reminiscing about Charlie Sheen's comments on Platoon's relevance as message vs entertainment)

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