"The '90s were a time when not just the movie business, but every aspect of American life, became a lot more corporate. There's a line in Jonathan Franzen's essay "Perchance to Dream" about how "the rich lateral dramas of local manners have been replaced by a single vertical drama, that of commercial generality." I wanted to examine that great homogenizing force that came in during the '90s, since Hollywood seemed a place where it was particularly active."

-- Matthew Specktor

#Dream Quotes #Drama Quotes #Rich Quotes

“To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.”
“The only constant I can find is hard work.”

Source : "Paul Dano: there's light at the end of his journeys into darkness". Interview with Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. January 4, 2014.
“Look, what a horse should have he did not lack, Save a proud rider on his back.”
“If your mental attitude is positive, even when threats abound, you wonâ€™t lose your inner peace. On the other hand, if your mind is negative, marked by fear, suspicion and feelings of helplessness, even among your best friends, in a pleasant atmosphere and comfortable surroundings, you wonâ€™t be happy.”
“Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation.”

Source : John Jay Chapman (1900). “Practical Agitation”
“Mick has expressed an interest in coming to the gallery tonight because he's seen me behaving myself lately. He is being much more supportive, which is nice.”
“I think while all mothers deal with feelings of guilt, working mothers are plagued by guilt on steroids!”
“Actors always have opinions.”

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