"My best film is always my next film. I couldn't make Chungking Express now, because of the way I live and drink I've forgotten how I did it. I don't believe in film school or film theory. Just try and get in there and make the bloody film, do good work and be with people you love."

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Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

Christopher Doyle

#Believe Quotes #School Quotes #People Quotes

“There is as yet no civilized society, but only a society in the process of becoming civilized. There is as yet no civilized nation, but only nations in the process of becoming civilized. From this standpoint, we can now speak of a collective task of humankind. The task of humanity is to build a genuine civilization.”
“But nothing exists in the future; it is empty; one might die at any minute.”
“Lead by inspiration, not intimidation.”
“We expect the listener to have, like, a movie going on when they hear us. That's what it's all about for us.”
“I grew up conservative because my mum was a conservative, and when I finally realized what conservatives were, I changed my mind immediately.”
“When we win on an issue we call it leadership. When we lose, we call it politics. Practicing politics simply means increasing your options for effective results.”
“It's totally freeing when I stay in tune with scripture. I don't have to worry if I miss a dive. I go into competition and it's like, "Praise God no matter what."”

Source : "A conversation with U.S. Olympic gold medalist diver David Boudia". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.
“There are people who think contraception is immoral because the object of copulation is procreation. In a similar way there are people who think the only reason to read a book is to write a book...”

Source : Helen DeWitt (2016). “The Last Samurai”, p.18, New Directions Publishing

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