"Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures with origins in one of the great ancient cultures which is still alive."

-- Arthur Erickson

#Years Quotes #Culture Quotes #Alive Quotes

“Vanity is so constantly solicitous of self, that even where its own claims are not interested, it indirectly seeks the aliment which it loves, by showing how little is deserved by others.”
“I've lived a slower and less expensive life going off the grid, and I'm happier because of it.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I didn't aspire to write and never considered it as a career option.”
“Stories are not like the real world; they aren't held back by what we know is false or true. What's important is how a story makes you feel inside.”
“The last thing I want is that sense of artifice - rather I want the reader drawn into the story and lost in it and vested in it. So the emotional connection is everything, albeit a connection on my terms.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“One of the things I love most about acting, that I get to do research and read books, but it's just for me and I don't have to write about it.”
“It might sound crazy, but filming in a conflict zone, in Afghanistan, and being a female filmmaker was the easy part. I found people open and understanding of the importance and beauty of filmic storytelling. I never had to explain why Jake Bryant, my Director of Photography, and I were climbing up a ladder to get a high shot, or running ahead to get an arrival shot, or filming weeks after weeks, months after months, collecting so much material. The process was respected and honored.”
“The idea that the world can unite without being regulated is clearly an illusion.”

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