A dramatic experience concerned with the mundane may inform but it cannot release; and one concerned essentially with the aesthetic politics of its creators may divert or anger, but it cannot enlighten. |
A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue. |
Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember |
Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember |
Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit |
Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills. |
I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money. |
I hate vacations. There's nothing to do. |
I'm not saying Mike was like that in real life. Although he was and is. |
In a restaurant one is both observed and unobserved. Joy and sorrow can be displayed and observed "unwittingly," the writer scowling naively and the diners wondering, What the hell is he doing? |
In a restaurant one is both observed and unobserved. Joy and sorrow can be displayed and observed "unwittingly," the writer scowling naively and the diners wondering, What the hell is he doing? |
In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us. |
It's only words... unless they're true. |
Oh, you know what? I got a better idea. |
People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want. |