"Silent films are fairytales. All stories are more or less fairytales, and removing speech makes everything more universal. It makes specific characters stand in for everybody, so actions take on fairytale significance. And the writing has to be pared down to represent people as types, too."

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Source : Source: www.avclub.com

#Character Quotes #Writing Quotes #People Quotes

“There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.”
“Far from the truth lay the antique assumption that man had fathered the weapon. The weapon, instead, had fathered man.”

Source : ROBERT ARDREY (1961). “AFRICAN GENISIS”
“The true authenticity of photographs for me is that they usually manipulate and lie about what is in front of the camera, but never lie about the intentions behind the camera.”
“Teenagers who do not go to church are adored by God, but they don't get to meet some of the people who love God back.”
“Now there are times when I have to make big decisions as I'm now running a company and that it's OK to go with being respected first.”
“I recently turned 60. Practically a third of my life is over.”
“When I feel like I'm renowned enough, I'd love to do a heritage-type line, but that takes time.”
“I don't really live by plans.”

Source : "Andrea Corr interview: I got excited about music again" by Gavin Martin, www.mirror.co.uk. June 10, 2011.

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