"I'd rather not make films than make bad ones."

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Scott Speedman

“and in the meantime don't jump to conclusions.”
“The Reformed Church was identified with the old all-white government of South Africa and its apartheid policy. The Roman Catholic Church was closely identified with the Franco and Salazar dictatorships in Spain and Portugal. . . . More recently, . . . the Serbian Orthodox Church has come to be identified with the policies of Serbia (Yugoslavia).”
“And, indeed, this is one of the greatest mysteries in the world; namely, that a righteousness that resides in heaven should justify me, a sinner on earth!”
“When someone forces me to do something I don't do it.”

Source : "Mo Yan accepts Nobel prize, defends 'necessary' censorship" by Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2012.
“Its just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a completely involved person who reflects what we rehearsed, and whose function is to make it possible for them to do it.”
“If thereâ€™s any other message in this to readers, itâ€™s in these two characters as icons of hope, that it doesnâ€™t make any difference where you come from, or where you went to school, or who you are, thereâ€™s hope. That a kid from Jersey with Superman as the icon that kept him alive for years would one day end up writing the character is as absoutely unlikely as it is utterly inevitable. And if thatâ€™s true for me, itâ€™s true for you, if you follow your dreams and your passions in full flight. Donâ€™t give up. No Limits. Itâ€™s never too late to learn to fly.”
“I have a grim outlook on the world, and in particular on humanity. Spent years denying it, but I am very misanthropic. And I live alone on a mountain for a reason.”
“Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another.”

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