"Capra is an old-time movie craftsman, the master of every trick in the bag, and in many ways he is more at home with the medium than any other Hollywood director. But all of his details give the impression of contrived effect."

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Source : Manny Farber (2016). “Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Faber: A Special Publication of The Library of America”, p.600, Library of America

Manny Farber

#Home Quotes #Giving Quotes #Directors Quotes

“I just don't know what makes a movie catch on and other ones don't.”
“We stand for a use of color free from the imitation of things as colored objects. We stand for an aerial vision in which the material of color is expressed in all of the manifold possibilities our subjectivity can create.”
“If you can achieve action, you will achieve happiness.”
“Sir, you shall taste my Anno Domini.”

Source : 'The Beaux' Stratagem' (1707) act 1, sc. 1
“Every childhood has its talismans, the sacred objects that look innocuous enough to the outside world, but that trigger an onslaught of vivid memories when the grown child confronts them.”

Source : Steven Johnson (2006). “Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter”, p.1, Penguin
“This gardener will be out in the very early morning and from late afternoon, attentive to small changes in the quality of light and the atmosphere, as well as to every nuance of the season, which combine to create perfection.”
“Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return.”

Source : Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.146, Friends of Peace PIlgrim
“All I remember about my wedding day in 1967 is that the Cubs lost a double-header.”

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