Jiang Wen Painters who do self-portraits are engaging in a form of narcissism. But it doesn’t work like that in movies. A truly narcissistic person wouldn’t go into filmmaking because it’s just too tiring. – Jiang Wen Engaging Quotes Filmmaking Quotes Form Quotes Movies Quotes Narcissism Quotes Narcissistic Quotes Painters Quotes Person Quotes Selfportraits Quotes Tiring Quotes Stories that can be told through language and words don’t need to be filmed. Whether it’s Shakespeare or Moliere, irony is a key component in the construction of theatre. A script would be pretty bad if it was devoid of irony.
Lisa Scottoline I was a lawyer and I loved it, but my Francesca was born, and a divorce followed way too soon after. – Lisa Scottoline
Andrew Haigh The kinds of films I like are the ones that take their time. If you reach an emotional pinnacle too early on in a film, that’s kind of it. I think, as in real life, when you’re getting to know someone, it starts off slowly. – Andrew Haigh
Hilary Hahn When we talk about music, we tend to place our experiences into one of two categories: making the music and listening to it. Delineating the two seems practical and obvious. In reality, though, there are a lot of opportunities for overlap, and it doesn’t matter how you get into the music as long as you connect with it. – Hilary Hahn
Philip Levine I started listening to music when I wrote when I had three sons at home. – Philip Levine
Naomi Wolf It is never smart, even in a strong democracy, to declare some debate off limits. In a weakening democracy it is catastrophic. – Naomi Wolf
Ranvir Shorey In our industry star kids are given opportunities. There is no dearth of films for them. – Ranvir Shorey
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