"In a jump, the subject, in a sudden burst of energy, overcomes gravity. He cannot simultaneously control his expressions, his facial and his limb muscles. The mask falls. The real self becomes visible. One only has to snap it with the camera."

Source : Philippe Halsman (1981). “The Mask Falls: Psychological Portraits by Philippe Halsman : a Retrospective Collection of Images from the Photographer's Studio, to be Sold by Public Auction, Friday, November 13, 1981, at 7:00 P.m. at Harris Auction Galleries”

Philippe Halsman

#Real Quotes #Fall Quotes #Self Quotes

“The first key to greatness is to be in reality what we appear to be.”
“Snatching the eternal out of the desperately fleeting is the great magic trick of human existence.”

Source : Tennessee Williams (1978). “Where I Live: Selected Essays”, p.52, New Directions Publishing
“Women often use large fake breasts like a gun, pointing the weapon at you in an attempt to garner the attention their father never gave them.”
“Thereâ€™s always tomorrow.â€ â€œExactly,â€ she said, finishing off her first doughnut, selecting a second. Maybe she wouldnâ€™t starve to death, she decided. Maybe sheâ€™d eat herself into obesity and explode. Death by doughnut.”
“I finally decided that I'm a creature of emotion as well as of reason. Emotionally, I am an atheist. I don't have the evidence to prove that God doesn't exist, but I so strongly suspect he doesn't that I don't want to waste my time.”
“So the question never comes up. I love to work with actors who I feel really confident in knowing what I'm going to get from them. And making a movie is such a risk that it's comforting to build up a good support team in production as well as cast.”

Source : "Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, & Jessica Biel Discuss ‘Total Recall’". Interview With Tiffany Rose, screenrant.com. August 7, 2012.
“The number of people writing poems is vast, and their reasons for doing so are many, that much can be surmised from the stacks of submissions.”
“You've already been at the bottom. Why don't you go for the top?”

"In a jump, the subject, in a sudden burst of energy, overcomes gravity. He cannot simultaneously control his expressions, his facial and his limb muscles. The mask falls. The real self becomes visible. One only has to snap it with the camera."

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