"I've made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation."

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Source : Satyajit Ray, Bert Cardullo (2007). “Satyajit Ray: Interviews”, p.95, Univ. Press of Mississippi

Satyajit Ray

#Two Quotes #Long Quotes #Stories Quotes

“I have never, for better or worse, thought about a 'career path' or anything like that.”
“Penelope Spheeris is a wonderful lady.”
“I used to lie awake at night, willing myself to put in the hard work, the determination, the passion.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Attention is the key; for where man's attention goes, there goes his energy, and he himself can only follow.”
“If you don't like my movies, don't watch them.”
“Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
“If just one of [those people] experiences life as a crazy adventure--and I mean that he, or she, experiences this every single day... Then he or she is a joker in a pack of cards.”
“We crave explanations for most everything, but innovation and progress happen when we allow ourselves to embrace uncertainty.”

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