"Many filmmakers pretend that they never see anything, which has always seemed odd to me."

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Source : "Tributes to French New Wave Master Jacques Rivette, Dead at 87" by Sam Adams, www.indiewire.com. January 29, 2016.

Jacques Rivette

#Odd Quotes #Filmmaker Quotes

“Banquet: a plate of cold, hairy chicken and artificially coloured green peas completely surrounded by dreary speeches and appeals for donations.”
“You cannot insult the faith of others.”
“What I often say to people who are quick to say Iâ€™m not a feminist is if you think youâ€™re not a feminist, give it all back.”
“I think it's true that the more sanitized a person is, you can't really relate to that person.”
“Bernard [Leach] was making pots which were duplicates of his drawing, and that was a difference of approach, which I think is quite critical to these two men [Leach and Shoji Hamada].”
“I would never do anything to hurt anybody, especially if they're helping me. I'm not that kind of person.”
“You shouldn't wallow in self-pity. But it's OK to put your feet in it and swish them around a little.”
“We have a rotting infrastructure that is literally poisoning children in Flint, Newark and elsewhere.”

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