Quotes
Authors
Christian Boltanski

"In science we see progress. In art there is no progress. In art the questions have always been the same. From the beginning of time till now, we are always asking the same questions. There are very few. We are looking for God, we are asking why we die, we are contemplating sex and the beauty of nature. The only thing that changes is that, in each period of questioning, we speak with the language of our time."

Source : "To die is very strange". Interview with Caia Hagel, logger.believermag.com. March 12, 2014.

Christian Boltanski

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“Trees have from time immemorial been closely associated with magic. These stout members of the vegetable kingdom may stand for as long as a thousand years, and tower far above our mortal heads. As such they are symbols and keepers of unlimited power, longevity, and timelessness. An untouched forest, studded with trees of all ages, sizes and types, is more than a mysterious, magical place - it is one of the energy reservoirs of nature. Within its boundaries stand ancient and new sentinels, guardians of the universal force which has manifested on the the Earth. . . .”
“A hallmark of the Latino community is to help one another, if students are interested in a way to give back and help their communities, becoming a teacher is probably one of the very best ways of doing that.”
“I've found it easier to write, to coalesce my thoughts, since having children. It brings you back to what you experienced yourself as a child, and you empathize with what your parents went through.”
“There is always a philosophy for lack of courage.”
“I think I'm an extremely conscientious producer and now equally as a director and it gives me the opportunity to look at the entire movie and really allow the movie to be the creative vision of the actors, the writer and myself, because I'm in charge of it from a producer and a director point of view.”

Source : Source: movieweb.com
“Why not show off if you've got something to show?”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Make an enemy of jealousy and envy. As fast and soon as you canâ€¦.Â The art world is high school with money.”
“Until there's a public commitment, and action to back that commitment, a policy is only words on paper.”

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