"In drama, the characters should determine the story. In melodrama, the story determines the characters."

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Source : Sidney Lumet (2010). “Making Movies”, p.31, Vintage

Sidney Lumet

#Drama Quotes #Character Quotes #Stories Quotes

“A woman of style is a thinking woman”
“I did enjoy the broadcasting work of King, Punk and Josh Mathews last Monday on Raw. Josh is a hard working young man who does his homework and he did well with his opportunity to sit at the grown up table on Raw.”
“As we befriend our crush and get to know him better, make sure that you are honest and true all the time. Do not be someone you are not just to impress him.”
“The problem in my life and other people's lives is not the absence of knowing what to do but the absence of doing it.”
“They're mutually incompatible I feel; being a wise thief and a wise father.”

Source : Interview with Eric Goldman, www.ign.com. March 24, 2006.
“Sacredness of human life! The world has never believed it! It has been with life that we settled our quarrels, won wives, gold and land, defended ideas, imposed religions. We have held that a death toll was a necessary part of every human achievement, whether sport, war or industry. A moment's rage over the horror of it, and we have sunk into indifference.”
“Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low profile; and never claim leadership.”
“It is indeed a wondrous universal alchemy, is it not? When one's heartfelt intentions cause mountains to move.”

Source : Jacqueline Winspear (2004). “Birds of a Feather”, p.167, Soho Press

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