"When I hear the words 'activist filmmaking,' I think of somebody who's an activist, who wants to prove a particular point."

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Source : "15 Questions with Jehane Noujaim". Interview with Synne D. Chapman, www.thecrimson.com. May 14, 2008.

Jehane Noujaim

#Thinking Quotes #Want Quotes #Filmmaking Quotes

“The TV business is soul crushing, talent destroying and human being destroying.”
“Securing food is the basic task for all humans,”
“My first official music video for "Who Am I." It's getting crazy traffic and a lot of hype. I got sponsored by a company called MATIX because of it.”
“Cavall came simply and gave his heart and soul.”
“If I'd had more time or been a better writer, I would have tried to put the same ideas and experiences into a novel. But I didn't so I slapped it up on the Web.”

Source : Slashdot interview, tech.slashdot.org. April 27, 2000.
“Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth.”
“I pity the man who can travel from Dan to Beersheba, and cry, 'Tis all barren--and so it is; and so is all the world to him who will not cultivate the fruits it offers.”
“I've always thought that as long as I did the right things and had the right intentions, everything would fall into place.”

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