"Western civilization shapes the content of my films, provides me with subjects that haven't been used before."

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Source : "FILM; Eric Rohmer Writes His Own 'Winter's Tale'" by John Rockwell, www.nytimes.com. March 27, 1994.

Eric Rohmer

#Civilization Quotes #Shapes Quotes #Film Quotes

“There should be no distinction between what we write down, and what we really know.”
“I have grown up but that should be a positive thing. When you look at a photo album it's lovely to remember being so young but it's also good to know you grew up!”
“I'd always had a childhood ambition to go into the investment capital business, and spent twenty-odd years in it. But the thought of spending the second half of my career in the same business was boring, so I looked around for other opportunities .”
“Player haters be givin' me harsh looks, But I'm tryin to sell records like Garth Brooks.”

Source : Song: Nigga Please, 2003
“My grandmother's generation and generations before always saw beyond the horizons of their own lives and their own circumstances. They believed that opportunity created today would lead to prosperity tomorrow.”

Source : Julian Castro's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.politico.com. September 4, 2012.
“In my early teens, science fiction and fantasy had an almost-total hold over my imagination. Their outcast status was part of their appeal.”

Source : "When Hari Kunzru met Michael Moorcock" by Hari Kunzru, www.theguardian.com. February 4, 2011.
“I'm not political. I just want America to do well, I want the world to do well. I want everyone to stop fighting.”
“He's smaller than me, did you see him? He looked like a noodle next to me.”

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