"I read the other day that Minor White said it takes twenty years to become a photographer. I think that is a bit of an exaggeration. I would say, judging from myself, that it takes at least eight or nine years. But it does not take any longer than it takes to learn to play the piano or the violin. If it takes twenty years, you might as well forget about it!"

-- Paul Strand

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“I see one-third of a nation and it can go to hell.”
“If a revolution destroys a systematic government, but the systematic patterns of thought that produced that government are left intact, then those patterns will repeat themselves in the succeeding government.”
“The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.”
“Let the world burn through you. Throw the prism light, white hot, on paper.”
“you must learn to live as I do - in the face of constant criticism, opposition and censure. That, sir, is the English way.”
“Fame is one of the potential hazards of this job, but I really just want to make movies. I want to be respected, sure. Who doesnt? But famous-famous? I just dont care about it. And if you genuinely dont give a damn about that stuff, you really are free.”
“Sometimes people say oh you did one of my favorite movies and I will ask them what the other one is and it's always something that I totally hate.”

Source : "Interview with Vamps Director Amy Heckerling". Interview with Melissa Silverstein, www.indiewire.com. April 9, 2012.
“If I were to write anything at all, it would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies. In other words, take 'myself,' subtract 'movies,' and the result is 'zero.'”

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