"The insane do not share the normal prejudice in favor of external reality."

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Source : Norman O. Brown (1968). “Love's Body”

Norman O. Brown

#Reality Quotes #Insane Quotes #Favors Quotes

“I have an intensive hatred for discrimination based on colour.”

Source : Maclean's, March 29, 1958.
“Linguistics is a good way of defining the culture of a brand. The vocabulary used by sports and lifestyle brands - running, fitness, training, motorsports - is all about functionality, whereas the vocabulary of the luxury business - handbags, ready-to-wear - is all about the product.”
“There's an undeniable pleasure in stepping into an open-top sports car driven by a beautiful woman. It feels like you're climbing into a metaphor.”
“I went to school to be an actor in Canada and realized I hated auditions once I left, which is a huge problem if you want to get a part.”
“Once, I'd written a Western story, and one of the panels was just a hand holding a six-shooter, and there was a puff of smoke coming out of the barrel, and a straight horizontal line, indicating the trajectory of the bullet. So that page was sent back to me from the Code office, saying that the particular panel was too violent. I asked them what they meant, and they told me--I swear--"The puff of smoke is too big." Well, of course. So I had the artist make the smoke a little smaller, and the youth of America was saved.”
“I have a film called 'A Lonely Place For Dying,' which is the most watched film on the Internet, over 3 million hits, more than any of Hollywood's films.”

Source : "James Cromwell and Penelope Ann Miller THE ARTIST Interview". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. November 21, 2011.
“I hike a lot. The view and the air up in the hills are much greater than the hustle and bustle of the city. It makes it all look so silly and small.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“To me the only real star of the movie is the writer. And I work with writers very closely, from outline to first draft and on to the seventh draft, whatever it takes. Then my job is to support the director to make the best movie we can. Some producers try to go past them, but my job is to support them.”

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