George Ratliff famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

It feels like every movie I've ever done, I always expected to have rocks thrown through my windows or have people protesting and it never happens and so I wasn't really ever that worried just so long as it wasn't mean spirited.
-- George Ratliff

#Mean #Rocks #Long
There could be great thrillers or great dramas or great comedies made in that world but everyone's afraid of it. So you have to do them as these crazy little independent movies.
-- George Ratliff

#Crazy #Drama #Independent
The danger comes in, in my opinion, when you believe someone because they're the leader of your church and supposedly they have an ear to God without examining what they're doing.
-- George Ratliff

#Believe #Leader #Church
In the past, people could use their music because there are these bootlegs floating around that were supposedly public domain but they weren't, and now they've locked everything up and it's become really near impossible to use their music in movies.
-- George Ratliff

#Past #People #Floating
I just thought, given the practicalities of financing an independent movie, you have to have some names. That's just the way it works. You have to have a name that can get you foreign pre-sales.
-- George Ratliff

#Independent #Names #Way
I'm a fan of the European style, naturalistic thriller.
-- George Ratliff

#Style #Fans #Thrillers
If there's a cutaway, you need to get it then because it's only going to last [a few moments]. You have to edit the movie as you're shooting it in your head and communicate with your crew about how it's going to work. While making a movie, you have the luxury of storyboards and a script and a bigger crew and actors. I mean, it's so much easier.
-- George Ratliff

#Mean #Luxury #Needs
I've always intended to eventually make films. I've always been very aware of tone and shots. But documentaries are a great proving ground for me.
-- George Ratliff

#Documentaries #Tone #Film

The survival of democracy depends on the renunciation of violence and the development of nonviolent means to combat evil and advance the good.
I am grateful for - though I can't keep up with - the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that mean to share insight concerning the nature of poetry.
You can't be without passion. Passion means the possessiveness to be the best.
The principle of Parliamentary sovereignty means neither more nor less than this, namely, that Parliament thus defined has, under the English constitution, the right to make or unmake any law whatever; and, further, that no person or body is recognised by the law of England as having a right to override or set aside the legislation of Parliament.
The '60s are gone, dope will never be as cheap, sex never as free, and the rock and roll never as great.
My existence is about making movies, so I've just got to rock and roll with the punches. You want to make movies on telephones, I'm there.
I had a feeling it was gonna work out because not only did I enjoy the music and hit it off with the guys, but I was into theatrical rock and was willing to wear makeup and do anything to make it.
People want to talk about whether I have rock cred, whether I'm selling out, the theatricality, the gay stuff... Chill out! And just enjoy yourself.
I don't know how long a child will remain utterly static in front of the television, but my guess is that it could be well into their thirties.
Krishnamacharya's personal practice was always with long deep breathing and mental focus. Observe the position of his head, the lower abdomen and his mental focus. He was always concentrated on the inner alignment through breath.

George Ratliff famous quotes

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