"Television is a formidable thinking tool. You are like an analyst to whom society's subconscious would be offered wide openâ€¦"

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Source : "Telephilia: Has Television Become a More Relevant American Medium Than Art Film?" by Celluloid Liberation Front, www.indiewire.com. May 17, 2013.

Serge Daney

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“Every one interprets everything in terms of his own experience. If you say anything which does not touch a precisely similar spot in another man's brain, he either misunderstands you, or doesn't understand you at all.”

Source : Aleister Crowley (2010). “The Diary of a Drug Fiend”, p.250, Weiser Books
“Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.”
“The United States is very important, too important in the civilizational process of the world. It's difficult to move, to make a difference in establishments like the one the US represents.”

Source : Interview with Paul D. Miller, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“We have a strange illusion that mere time cancels sin. But mere time does nothing either to the fact or to the guilt of a sin.”
“I think that's actually what draws me to family stories: the various roles we each play with each member of our families, and how different they can be from who we are with our friends and partners and lovers. I'm endlessly fascinated by how we navigate these family dynamics; they are the dramas each of us live out day after day, often in ways we don't even realize.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Look yourself in the mirror and ask yourself, what do I want to do everyday for the rest of my life...do that.”

Source : "Congratulations, You’re Not Crazy, You’re an Entrepreneur!" by Katyan Roach, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 2, 2015.
“I am a little suspicious of industry paradigms. I feel like so many movies and TV shows feel so familiar because of over-reliance on these paradigms.”
“I did not want to be anything, and naturally I did not want to turn myself into a mere profession: all I ever wanted was to be myself.”

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