"Realism is condemned by those artists whose poverty of technique does not permit them to express it."

-- Walter J. Phillips

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“My early films were about self discovery, and films of internal conflict. At that level, they were very personal.”
“The oldest theory of art belongs to the Greeks, who regarded art as an imitation (mimesis) of reality. The strength of that theory is that it explains the way in which art takes its materials from real life.”

Source : Leland Ryken (2011). “The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing”, p.60, Shaw Books
“In Wales it's brilliant. I go to the pub and see everybody who I went to school with. And everybody goes 'So what you doing now?' And I go, 'Oh, I'm doing a film with Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins.' And they go, 'Ooh, good.' And that's it.”
“Bill Withers and Curtis Mayfield, those are the people who informed me in playing the bass.”
“As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down.”

Source : Shawn Johnson (2012). “Winning Balance: What Ive Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams”, p.62, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
“By your father's word has your life been given to me to protect. Now do I give you my life in return, yours to keep until the day I die. --Falon to Shanelle”
“He's a nice young lad. I'll keep putting him on ... as long as he doesn't tell me any lies. He's back focused and it's great to see. Let's hope he keeps going on from that.”
“A just man is not one who does no ill, But he, who with the power, has not the will.”

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