Bruce Beresford When I was 24 I went to Nigeria and it was such a culture shock, growing up in Australia and suddenly being the only white man in this unit full of black men. – Bruce Beresford Australia Quotes Black Quotes Culture Quotes Growing Quotes Nigeria Quotes Shock Quotes Suddenly Quotes Unit Quotes White Quotes When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match. There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I thought, I’d really like to do that.
Jasper Johns My experience of life is that it’s very fragmented; certain kinds of things happen, and in another place, a different kind of thing occurs. I would like my work to have some vivid indication of those differences. – Jasper Johns
Jens Voigt It is the passion inside me that means I keep going. I love what I do, and I think I am lucky to do it. When I am riding a quiet country road, I hear the birds singing and think, ‘I am in my office now.’ – Jens Voigt
Daniel H WilsonFearTechnology Change creates fear, and technology creates change. Sadly, most people don’t behave very well when they are afraid. – Daniel H Wilson
Aja Brown Sometimes, growth isn’t always equal to success. You may fall forward and continue to make some mistakes, but it’s all about growth and really finding the lessons that needs to be learned in order to get to the next level. – Aja Brown
Mary Douglas The natural response of the old-timers is to build a strong moral wall against the outside. This is where the world starts to be painted in black and white, saints inside, and sinners outside the wall. – Mary Douglas
Lucian Freud The paintings that really excite me have an erotic element or side to them irrespective of subject matter. – Lucian Freud
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