"Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product."

-- Edward Steichen

#Photography Quotes #Art Quotes #Pieces Quotes

“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”

Source : "Peace Behind Bars: A Peacemaking Priest's Journey from Jail". Book by Father John Dear, 1995.
“We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.”
“The clubs usually enforce no filming of performances pretty well. I want to know that what I'm doing is in the here and now and it's mine. I absolutely want control over my performances. And it is actually scary to see someone filming you without permission. Like Big Brother is watching. All these cameras don't make up for a life that isn't well-lived! I agree that people don't live in the moment, they instead live to make a name for themselves as "people who are living exciting lives and at great events".”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org
“For years, I had no time for exploratory travel.”
“I envy those writers who outline their novels, who know where they're going. But I find writing is a process of discovery.”

Source : Michael Ondaatje, Walter Murch (2002). “The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film”, p.128, A&C Black
“Be a helpful friend, and you will become a green tree with always new fruit, always deeper journeys into love.”
“Producing is nothing more than bringing all the elements together, konnecting people.”
“If an asteroid is coming toward you, you don't have to blow it up. You just have to slow it down long enough for our country to rotate out of the way.”

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