"I am after painting reality impressed on the mind so hard that it returns as a dream, but I am not after painting dreams as such, or fantasy."

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Source : Thomas H. Garver, George Tooker (1987). “George Tooker”, Rizzoli International Publications

George Tooker

#Dream Quotes #Reality Quotes #Mind Quotes

“Both force and money are impotent against ideas.”
“My role in 'Legally Blonde' was really rewarding, because I had so much fun working on the movie. I've had really rewarding experiences on tiny low budget films that you'll never see but where I had a cool time creating characters as well. I love almost all of the characters I've played.”
“My movies are not movies of answers but of questions.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Only you can judge your life. You have to live up to your own expectations.”
“I don't believe there's more than one human man or woman in a thousand who can think internationally, and until the majority can I don't see any hope of lasting peace.”

Source : Sylvia Thompson (1926). “The Hounds of Spring”, Boston : Little, Brown
“The whole aim of comparative anatomy is to discover what structures are homologous.”
“I always begin my stories as experiments - on large yellow tablets - a mixture of writing and sketching.”
“I open the driving range and I close it. I thought you ought to know that I work hard. I like practising. I enjoy it. If I did not enjoy it I would not do it. What is the point of going back to the hotel, having a drink and talking a load of bull?”

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