"I've often said, not totally jokingly, that screenwriting doesn't really qualify as real writing at all. You don't string sentences into paragraphs. You don't maintain a constant breath, or create internal rhythms, or even develop a fully-formed thought. The camera does all that work for you!"

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Source : "Jon Raymond’s Californian Epic". Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 1, 2017.

Jonathan Raymond

#Real Quotes #Writing Quotes #Cameras Quotes

“I'm from the same planet as David Bowie.”

Source : "The Oddly Comforting Daily Life of Tilda Swinton". Interview with Anna Peele, www.esquire.com. April 11, 2014.
“If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.”
“History is contemporary. Your understanding of history confirms what you think of the present. It's not neutral. I would be very surprised if people with a different view of the present, don't take issue with my view of the past. I just hope that people deal with the content of the film.”
“There are so many rules about play writing. I'd have a nervous breakdown if I followed them.”
“The architect holds much knowledge, but is not a specialist. Especially with the computer and technology, the amount of knowledge an architect possesses keeps on growing.”

Source : Source: www.archdaily.com
“Hire for passion and intensity; there is training for everything else.”
“We may complain and cavil at the anarchy which is the amateurs natural element, but in soberness we must agree that if the amateur did not exist it would be necessary to invent him.”
“Junk bonds are the Holy Grail for hostile takeovers.”

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