KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Callie Khouri Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Callie Khouri

Showing 11-20 of 36 Quotes by Callie Khouri

One of the reasons I wanted to do a show about Nashville in Nashville was because when I lived here, the hardest thing to go out and hear was country music. Country was taking place inside the studio and it was an export.

~Callie Khouri

Topics: About Because Country Country Music Export Go Hardest Hardest Thing Hear Here Inside Lived Music Nashville Out Place Reasons Show Studio Taking The Hardest Thing Thing Wanted

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The movie I've watched a million times is 'A Face in the Crowd,' directed by Elia Kazan, starring Andy Griffith and Patricia Neal. I first saw this movie, I guess I was in my early 20s. I'd never heard of it, and somebody told me about it, and I watched it and was just completely jaw-droppingly shocked at how current it was.

~Callie Khouri

Topics: About Andy Crowd Current Directed Early Early 20S Face First Guess Heard How Just Me Million Million Times Movie Never Saw Shocked Somebody Times Watched

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


When people know I wrote 'Thelma and Louise,' they don't want to mess with me.

~Callie Khouri

Topics: Know Me Mess People Want Wrote

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Whenever I've seen shows or films set here, they just don't feel like the real Nashville to me.

~Callie Khouri

Topics: Feel Films Here Just Like Me Nashville Real Seen Set Shows Whenever

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I think this happens to a lot of people, men and women, where you reach a point in your life and all of a sudden realize that things have changed. You suddenly realize that people are coming up behind you, that maybe somebody might want to replace you for less money.

~Callie Khouri

Topics: Behind Changed Coming Happens Less Less Money Life Lot Maybe Men Men And Women Might Money People Point Reach Realize Replace Somebody Sudden Suddenly Things Think Up Want Where Women You Your I Think

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


One of the magical things about Nashville is just how many incredibly talented people are here and the way they support each other.

~Callie Khouri

Topics: About Each Here How Incredibly Just Magical Many Nashville Other People Support Talented Talented People Things Way

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Nashville is the place where I first realized how impossible it is to look at someone and know what is inside them, what special something they possess.

~Callie Khouri

Topics: First How Impossible Inside Know Look Nashville Place Possess Realized Someone Something Special Them Where

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I call myself a feminist, not a feminist filmmaker. If somebody asked me if I had a feminist sensibility it would be pretty hard to deny, but is it the theme of my work? Not necessarily. I'm interested in a lot of things.

~Callie Khouri

Topics: Asked Call Deny Feminist Filmmaker Had Hard Interested Lot Me Myself Necessarily Pretty Sensibility Somebody Theme Things Work Would

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I tried to get a baseball movie made a couple of years ago and I don't think it didn't happen because I was a woman, but because sports movie don't sell internationally.

~Callie Khouri

Topics: Baseball Because Couple Couple Of Years Ago Get Happen Internationally Made Movie Sell Sports Think Tried Woman Years Years Ago I Tried

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


What I'm mainly interested in is not having women characters that have to be perfect, obviously. That's something I feel strongly about and have that in every single thing I've ever done.

~Callie Khouri

Topics: About Characters Done Ever Every Every Single Thing Feel Having Interested Mainly Obviously Perfect Single Single Thing Something Strongly Thing Women I Feel

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: November 27th, 1957

Links

Find Callie Khouri on Amazon

Related Authors

Ray Bradbury
Dale Carnegie
Robert A. Heinlein
Napoleon Hill
Elbert Hubbard
H. L. Mencken
Dr. Seuss
William Arthur Ward

Popular Authors

Saint Augustine Ludwig Van Beethoven Stephen Covey Mahatma Gandhi Yayoi Kusama Joyce Meyer Henry Rollins J. K. Rowling

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1806 - Isambard K. Brunel

1821 - Charles Baudelaire

1865 - Adela Florence Nicolson

1872 - Leon Blum

1888 - Sol Hurok

1893 - Charles Simmons

1898 - Paul Robeson

1905 - J. William Fulbright

1906 - Victor Vasarely

1910 - Abraham A. Ribicoff

Birthdays on April 9th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Alone Famous Funny Future Movies Politics Relationship Romantic