Michael J. Bassett famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Television happens very quickly. It was like a shot of adrenaline into me, as a filmmaker, and my career. You can hit town, do the show, and leave with this incredible energy behind you.
-- Michael J. Bassett

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I'm too passionate about what I do. I like to get involved.
-- Michael J. Bassett

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Television can become a bit of a treadmill for directors. You come in, nobody knows you, the actors are already doing what they're doing, and you're just one of a number of directors who comes in.
-- Michael J. Bassett

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Iâ€™d recommend learning to accept rejection. Become friends with rejection. Be nice to rejection, because itâ€™s a huge part of being a writer, no matter where you are in your career.
And unlike the rest of you, he hasnâ€™t yet time to ruin his career or his mind." "Then he wonâ€™t do. Send him home. Get us another lunatic." "Excuse me!" [hopping up to stand in his seat] "Elassar Targon, master of the universe, reporting for duty!" "I withdraw my objection.
My career is my girlfriend.
Energy is a concept that has been coined by physicists. There is no observable thing known as energy anywhere.
What I love about doing my concerts is always feeding off the fans and their energy.
When faced with structural injustice, especially in the form of oppressive military occupations, I have a tendency get a little worked up. So I was interested in learning more about the complicated conflict and decided I would lend some of my time and energy to do so.
Once in a while it vanishes - in the sense that I become deaf to beauty for a week or two or three. This coming and going of the inner life - because this is what it is - is a curse and a blessing. I don't need to explain why it's a curse. A blessing because it brings about a movement, an energy which, when it peaks, creates a poem. Or a moment of happiness.
Beautifully shot, impeccably paced, it was a clear, unrelenting look at the National Trust, its friends and enemies, and it makes you want to burn your passport and beg the Luftwaffe to have another go.
But, I don't know, the violence, I can't even talk about. We don't do a lot of violent shows. When I started in television, breaking a pencil was a violent act.
I like radio and live performing stuff. I don't like the television stuff as much.

Michael J. Bassett famous quotes

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