"All profoundly original art looks ugly at first."

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Source : Thierry de Duve, Clement Greenberg (1996). “Clement Greenberg Between the Lines: Including a Previously Unpublished Debate with Clement Greenberg”, Dis Voir Editions

Clement Greenberg

#Art Quotes #Work Quotes #Looks Quotes

“I don't want to get into autobiographies, I don't want to talk about myself.”
“Bryce Zabel and I went down the road of revising the Kennedy historical record together on the NBC seriesDark Skies. This time instead of giving new meaning to the established JFK chronology, hes created a brand new one altogether.Surrounded by Enemiesis an exhilarating ride, full of twists and turns that never were, but surely could have been.”
“I am the daughter of Mr. Neo-realism: I should gravitate towards narrative simply told, character, the truth. And I do love those movies.”
“Some directors, like Stevens [George Stevens], shoot full circle, 360 degrees, and that's what's right for them. I generally shoot at about a seven to one ratio. But part of that is because I've worked on every screenplay, so I'm further along in the visual concept.”
“No friend ever served me, and no enemy ever wronged me, whom I have not repaid in full.”

Source : Epitaph he made for himself. "Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age". Book by Will Durant, 2001.
“Great. So if I saw a guy standing still, and he wasn't wearing an old uniform, I just had to ask him to walk through furniture. If he stared at me like I was crazy, then I'd know he wasn't a ghost. - Chloe”
“Service of God consists in what we do to our neighbor.”
“I don't care if they're licensed legal firearms, people who are not highly trained putting guns in their hands is a recipe for disaster. So I'll train our officers that there is a concealed carry law, but when somebody turns with a firearm in their hand the officer does not have an obligation to wait to get shot to return fire and we're going to have tragedies as a result of that. I'm telling you right up front.”

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