"You have to let the past successes go, or you'll never be able to see anew."

-- Jay Maisel

#Past Quotes #Able Quotes #Photographer Quotes

“Nigerians are everywhere. There's an old joke, particularly about the Ibos, that when you finally land on Mars, you're going to find a Nigerian there who has a shop that is selling Coca-Cola--who took a speculative trip 20 years ago and has been waiting for everyone else to arrive.”
“Expert tutors often do not help very much. They hang back letting the student manage as much as possible. And when things go awry, rather than help directly they raise questions: 'Could you explain this step again? How did you... ?”
“Because I didn't have any queer, lesbian, female role models I hated my own femininity and had to look deep within myself to create an identity that worked for me. Pop culture just doesn't hand us enough variety to choose from.”

Source : "What would Beth Ditto do?" by Beth Ditto, www.theguardian.com. February 8, 2008.
“Guys with nice person names try to be sympathetic.”

Source : Caroline B. Cooney (2013). “Wanted!”, p.94, Open Road Media
“Human hair takes much more attention, as far as holding the style. You have to comb it, straighten it out, and wash and dry it.”

Source : Source: lasentinel.net
“Because,' she said, 'when you're scared but you still do it anyway, that's brave.”
“I got very spoiled. Everybody said you will never ever work on such a good movie, you know. I did, because I went on to work on Captain America, which also has a great director, which is Joe Johnston, one of my heroes who designed the old Star Wars movies.”

Source : "Interview with Tron: Legacy vehicle concept designer Daniel Simon". Interview with Toni-Marie Ippolito, www.tribute.ca. December 1, 2010.
“My studio works in cycles. I am consistent with all of the practices, but I give attention to one part for a certain amount of time. I say, "Okay, I'm making performances," and sometimes that means I can't be making photographic works. As I'm maturing as an artist, years have passed and I feel that I'm becoming a better craftsperson in multiple fields, but that takes time. Also, because I trained as an actor, I hold this thing about how an actor prepares and therefore I try to prepare for all of my tasks.”

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