"In making portraits, I refuse to photograph myself as do so many photographers. My style is the style of the people I photograph."

-- Lotte Jacobi

#People Quotes #Style Quotes #Portraits Quotes

“Basically, we've learned to delegate. We just grew tired of becoming too psychotic and straining to make the records ourselves.”

Source : "Belle and Sebastian". Interview with Gretta Cohn, pitchfork.com. March 6, 2006.
“I let the actors work out their ideas before shooting, then tell them what attitudes I want. If a scene isn't honest, it stands out like a sore thumb.”
“Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested in being funny, New York is the place to go.”
“You want a story? Read 'Gone With the Wind'. These aren't stories. They're joke books. The whole thing of a beginning, a middle and an end has been done to death.”
“If I could have him like this in my dreams every night of my life, I'd stake my entire life on dreams and be done with the rest.”

Source : André Aciman (2008). “Call Me by Your Name: A Novel”, p.109, Macmillan
“People with clenched fists can not shake hands.”
“That which is painful sharpens one's love.”

Source : Andrew Davidson (2008). “The Gargoyle”, p.131, Anchor
“Film is our literature, so we should tell stories that are apropos of our culture, in that we can learn something about ourselves.”

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