"The maddest phenomenon in this wholly mad world â€“ that the filming or wirelessing of an event, whether it is the Grand National or an attack in force on the Maginot Line, is held to be of more importance than the event itself."

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Source : James Agate (1940). “Ego 4: yet more of the autobiography of James Agate”

James Agate

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“I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen, to not have some idiot change it on its way to the screen.”

Source : "Vera Farmiga and Paranormal Investigator Lorraine Warren Talk THE CONJURING, the Nature of Evil, Their Relationship, and More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintarub, collider.com. July 17, 2013.
“I like a lot of classic movies, like, for example, 'Citizen Kane', James Dean movies, etc, etc.”
“For me, it's always filmmaker and then character and then story. They're all equally important but if you don't have a great filmmaker, you will not have a great film unless you just get lucky.”
“Faith never knows where it is being led, or it would not be faith. True faith is content to travel under sealed orders.”

Source : Oswald J. Sanders, J Oswald Sanders (1970). “Bible Men of Faith”
“To tell you the truth, I don't really follow what men wear. Men's fashion is much simpler than women's. It doesn't change as much.”
“Bluefin tuna spawn just south of the oil spill and they spawn only in the Gulf. If they were to go through the area at a critical time, that's one instance where a plume could destroy a whole species.”
“I was specifically referring to the regular everyday people that you come across on your come up. You never know if that intern that you disrespected might end up being the CEO of the company one day, you honestly never know who's who. It's easy to treat the stars and the executives with respect but how do you treat the security guards or the waiter that serves your food? You may have to cross that bridge later.”
“Allah's plan is better than your dreams.”

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