"Your characters have to remain innocent of what your picture is after."

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Source : Douglas Sirk, Jon Halliday (1971). “Sirk on Sirk: interviews with Jon Halliday”, Harvill Secker

Douglas Sirk

#Character Quotes #Innocence Quotes #Innocent Quotes

“I know that my voice has entered into the hearts of many people and has caused beautiful reactions. Some, hearing me sing, have become more religious; some who were ill felt joy; friends, while in hospital, played my tapes whenever they felt ill; they all said that my voice gave them the strength needed to stand the pain. Therefore, how can I not be thankful for this great gift?”
“Most of this innovative new music doesn't make money so it's regarded as uninteresting for the business people and considered as "underground".”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“Political technology determines political success.”
“When dissonance is present, in addition to trying to reduce it, the person will actively avoid situations and information which would likely increase the dissonance.”

Source : Leon Festinger (1962). “A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance”, p.3, Stanford University Press
“The essence of the question is the opening up, and keeping open, of possibilities.”
“Neither revolution nor reformation can ultimately change a society, rather you must tell a new powerful tale, one so persuasive that it sweeps away the old myths and becomes the preferred story, one so inclusive that it gathers all the bits of our past and our present into a coherent whole, one that even shines some light into the future so that we can take the next stepâ€¦ If you want to change a society, then you have to tell an alternative story.”
“My guaranteed way of sending myself into deep depression is to read music trade papers and watch MTV.”
“Juarez is reported to be the most dangerous city in America.”

Source : "Rick Perry's Juarez gaffe". Interview, www.politico.com. February 28, 2011.

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