"I see stardom very clearly as a construct that's been created in order to sell things."

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Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Julie Christie

#Order Quotes #Stardom Quotes #Constructs Quotes

“Whatever the police or politicians may tell us, this is a violent and threatening place. Living here is dangerous.”
“Once you are in the endgame, the moment of truth has arrived... The amount of points that can be gained (and saved) by correct endgame play is enormous, yet often underestimated.”
“Today, I don't even think that people like [James Baldwin] are possible. He would not have that much room.”
“What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.”

Source : Alice Walker (1990). “The Temple of My Familiar”
“I didn't go to film school. I got my education on the set as a niche publicist in the film industry.”

Source : Interview with Sheila Heti, believermag.com. October 1, 2009.
“Sometimes we feel that one individual's action is very insignificant. Then we think, of course, that effects should come from channeling or from a unifying movement. But the movement of the society, community or group of people means joining individuals. Society means a collection of individuals, so that initiative must come from individuals. Unless each individual develops a sense of responsibility, the whole community cannot move. So therefore, it is very essential that we should not feel that individual effort is meaningless- you should not feel that way. We should make an effort.”
“Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.”
“There is a lot more to this life than just the struggle to make money.”

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