"... the main concern of the fiction writer is with mystery as it is incarnated in human life."

-- Flannery O'Connor

#Fiction Quotes #Mystery Quotes #Human Life Quotes

“I work from the inside out.”
“American commercial cinema has long been dominated by men, but I donâ€™t think there has ever been another time when women have been as underrepresented on screen as they are now. The biggest problem isnâ€™t genuinely independent cinema, where lower budgets mean more opportunities for women in front of and behind the camera. The problem is the six major studios that dominate the box office, the entertainment chatter and the popular imagination. Their refusal to hire more female directors is immoral, maybe illegal, and has helped create and sustain a representational ghetto for women.”
“Friendship hath the skill and observation of the best physician, the diligence and vigilance of the best nurse, and the tenderness and patience of the best mother.”
“When building a team, I always search first for people who love to win. If I can't find any of those, I look for people who hate to lose.”
“It's really easy to create a $1 billion company - you just have to solve a $10 billion problem.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 29, 2016
“I'm paid to be lucky and that means making your own luck - getting yourself in the right position, in front of the right subject at the right time, and in the right light.”
“When I got pretty good I went on the road with a group. We starved.”
“I play the baritone horn - which is like a mini tuba, and is the least sexy instrument you can choose, and I generally say I don't play one so I don't have to acknowledge it. I also play fife.”

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