"Art, of course, is a way of thinking, a way of mining reality."

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Source : John Gardner, Stewart O'Nan (1994). “On writers and writing”, Addison-Wesley Longman

John Gardner

#Art Quotes #Reality Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“No American is prepared to attend his own funeral without the services of highly skilled cosmeticians. Part of the American dream, after all, is to live long and die young.”
“I don't sleep well. I rehash everything in bed. The mind's still working.”
“As long as my ballets are danced, I will live”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Many years ago I was in another soap opera called The Newcomers which was on twice a week for three years. I really don't think I could do another stint like that again.”
“Reputation is seeming; character is being. Reputation is manufactured; character is grown. Reputation is your photograph; There is a vast difference between character and reputation. Reputation is what men think we are; character is what God knows us to be. Reputation is seeming; character is being. Reputation is the breath of men; character is the inbreathing of the eternal God. One may for a time have a good reputation and a bad character, or the reverse ; but not for long.”
“I knew he would never leave me, never let me down-because the man had never abandoned anything in his long life. If I hadnâ€™t taken the gold rope of our bond, I knew Adam would have sat on me and hog-tied me with it. I liked that. A lot.”
“You know, "Moonlight" deserves best picture [on Oscar]. What I mean by tarnished is the moment - being able to be in front of all your peers and being able to thank everyone involved and particularly when it's a movie that has some pivotal social relevance, like "Moonlight," particularly in a time where, with this new transitional government, LGBT rights are just being stripped. This win means something.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“In an ideal world, I'd bounce between big projects and no-budget TV dramas with fantastic scripts. A lot of Hollywood films tend to be bloated, bombastic, loud. At the same time, I do like the infrastructure of making a blockbuster; it's like having a big train set.”

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

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