"I wanted to tell the story of these women and the war in the Congo and I couldn't find anything about them in the newspapers or in the library, so I felt I had to get on a plane and go to Africa and find the story myself. I felt there was a complete absence in the media of their narrative. It's very different now, but when I went in 2004 that was definitely the case."

-- Lynn Nottage

#War Quotes #Media Quotes #Library Quotes

“The Internet is a graveyard, a bright malfunctioning littoral, and it is entirely necropastoral. But the necropastoral can't be sustained - it's non-sustainable.”

Source : "'Art as a sacred event'". The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. April 7, 2015.
“Journalism is just a gun. Itâ€™s only got one bullet in it, but if you aim right, thatâ€™s all you need. Aim it right, and you can blow a kneecap off the world.”
“As my films are born at the moment when they are reflected into another person's mind and memories, there are no misconceptions. I totally accept that different people have seen a different film.”
“There have been two Geraldo Riveras through his long career. One of them was a reporter who has done some remarkable work. The other was a television show host who did what it took to get an audience.”
“I hate jealousy, I hate possessiveness. I'm nobody's possession.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“Acting has always been such escapism for me.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Never fear your enemy but always respect them”
“We want people to go to the movies. But the reality is that this is a digital world and we have to adapt to that reality.”

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