"The language of art is powerful to those who understand it, and puzzling to those who do not. What we do know is that here was the modern human mind at work, spinning symbolism and abstraction in a way that only Homo sapiens is capable of doing."

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Source : Richard Leakey (2008). “The Origin Of Humankind”, p.124, Hachette UK

Richard Leakey

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“Angela Merkel embodies Germany's 20th century fate. It is not up to me to pass judgment on her place in history, but I believe that she is the chancellor of Germany's reconciliation with Europe. She stands for a Germany for whom globalization has been a success and which accepts its role in foreign and defense policy. I thought the way she dealt with the refugees was courageous. I think she is the chancellor of reconciliation.”
“Don't hold on to religion and miss the joy of knowing Jesus.”
“As a director who does not like to write, I am always looking for scripts that I can contribute to through directing. I don't want to do the same thing that the writer is doing; I want to add an angle or highlight a theme.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“I think that my interest as a creator always comes first, so I'm wondering things like "Just how free is this world?" and "Where are the boundaries?"”

Source : "Beer, Masturbation, And Twin Peaks: A Conversation With Swery65". Interview with Patrick Klepek, kotaku.com. May 1, 2015.
“You've just got to do the best that you can.”
“I support equality. Everyone should feel free to live out the parts of their personality that correspond to the classic male or female image.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“You have to let go of who you were to become who you will be.”
“For me, when you're casting known talent, you're not just casting their performances. You're casting the public's relationship with them, their public images to a degree.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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