"What I got, unconsciously, from admiring Fred Astaire was that he didn't want what he was doing to look difficult. What was difficult, in my opinion, was making it look so genuine, so effortless. I equally have tried to remain unseen on the screen."

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Stanley Donen

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“You can't close your eyes to the lies perpetrated by dangerous fools / 'cos they're handing out rules”
“[Signature phrase:] Can we talk?”
“What gets projects done for me is not inspiration. It's curiosity and rigor.”
“The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.”
“It's a conflict of parallels.”
“Women are never so strong as after their defeat.”
“God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty.”
“Paintings may not have nearly the power to convert people that the printed or spoken word has, but each man has his part to play in the human and divine drama - some persons just a few lines, others whole pages. To refuse to play one's role at all is not the answer. It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.”

Source : William Kurelek, Joan Murray (1983). “Kurelek's vision of Canada”, McClelland & Stewart

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