"If you sit in on a film class with students, their big complaint is "That's not like real life." They don't realize that they don't really want to watch real life. They don't want to sit and watch a security camera. There's a strong gravity in all of us as viewers - even in myself now and then - to want to see real life depicted. But you're looking for it in the wrong places. It's in little allegories, in something removed."

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Source : Source: film.avclub.com

Guy Maddin

#Strong Quotes #Real Quotes #Students Quotes

“We tell stories. We tell stories to pass the time, to leave the world for a while, or go more deeply into it. We tell stories to heal the pain of living.”

Source : Niall Williams (2014). “History of the Rain: Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014”, p.176, A&C Black
“Sauces comprise the honor and glory of French cookery. They have contributed to its superiority, or pre-eminence, which is disputed by none. Sauces are the orchestration and accompaniment of a fine meal, and enable a good chef or cook to demonstrate his talent.”
“If people don't think they have the power to solve their problems, they won't even think about how to solve them.”
“Like great works, deep feelings always mean more than they are conscious of saying.”
“How great are the advantages of solitude! How sublime is the silence of nature's ever-active energies! There is something in the very name of wilderness, which charms the ear, and soothes the spirit of man. There is religion in it.”

Source : Estwick EVANS (1819). “A Pedestrian Tour of four thousand miles throught the Western States and Territories during the winter and spring of 1818. Interspersed with Reflections”, p.102
“When you're in the pits, all the faith in the world won't get you out of it. But just a little faith in God will get you through it.”
“Peace for us means the destruction of Israel.”
“Choice or freedom of choice is just an existential concern. But for photographers, it's a lifetime's preoccupation.”

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