Quotes
Authors
Frederick Wiseman
"I'm interested in ordinary experience, and regardless of the precise definition of ordinary, and I've found that in so-called ordinary experience, there is as much comedy, tragedy, sadness, as there is in great drama. And I don't invent it, I recognize it." --
Source : "Frederick Wiseman on his new film and his dream of shooting in the White House". Interview with Sam Fragoso, www.avclub.com. November 3, 2015.
Frederick Wiseman
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“When I was a kid, I loved having a book in my hand. I still do. I wasnt a fast reader, but I was a steady reader. I read all of The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, and Cherry Ames books.”
Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". labs.imdb.com.
“Just because you've seen something doesn't mean you'll stop looking. There's always something you didn't see before.”
“It was just too hard from my standpoint to apply myself properly for the lessons from art school and also work 6 hours a day at the Ben Paris restaurant in downtown Seattle. There was just no time to have a life.”
“Young people beginning a career need to realize that there are lots of "buses" in life. More often than not, selecting which one to be on determines success or failure, joy or despair.”
Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“But I never worked with a northern horse before. They are very different from western horses.”
“Now as far as the organization selling drugs, no. Individuals selling drugs is something else.”
“The bicycle... has been responsible for more movement in manners and morals than anything since Charles the Second. Under its influence, wholly or in part, have blossomed weekends, strong nerves, strong legs, strong language... equality of sex, good digestion and professional occupation - in four words, the emanicipation of women.”
“I don't think I will ever get tired of wearing pink.”