“It's tough to be an actor and it's tough to portray a real person, and it's tough to play two people adding up to one person.” PeoplePersonsTwoRealPlayActorsToughReal Person Author:Oren Moverman
“And with the Occupy Movement, it's really ironic how the police come as representatives and enforcers of the powers that be, even though the people in the Occupy Movement are really on their side - not in terms of their behavior, but in terms of their economic status, in terms of who the police are in society and how much they're paid, and if you boil it down to the economics of it, the police should be out there marching with the Occupy Movement.” PeopleIfsShouldSidesTermEconomicMovementBehaviorEconomicsPaidPoliceIronicRepresentativesOccupy MovementEconomic Status Author:Oren Moverman
“Another option, which I think is the thing that makes more sense, is this fact that the police are a reflection of the occupation of certain neighborhoods and certain parts of cities that are designed, basically, to keep the bottom down and basically maintain the status quo, but out of sight, so that the other side - the people in power, the people with money, the people with comfort, the people that are living in the "safer" areas - are sure that they can sleep safely in their bed while bad thing are happening to people and it's not their problem.” PeopleThinkingFactsProblemCertainSidesSleepCitiesComfortBedHappeningsReflectionAreasSightPoliceDown AndBottomNeighborhoodBad ThingsOccupationStatus Quo Author:Oren Moverman
“I think that's an incredibly overwhelming reality that is really at the basis of how we're going to deal with this. Looking at the film, people will say, "Oh yeah, you're criticizing the police." I say, "No."” PeopleThinkingRealityFilmDealsBasesPoliceYeahCriticizeOverwhelming Author:Oren Moverman
“It's not a big secret that what's lacking and what's wrong in our society starts with education. It starts with the way people are brought up, and what is put into their heads and put into their minds as engaged citizens.” PeopleWayMindBigsSecretCitizensEngagedOur SocietyLacking Author:Oren Moverman
“I think you can blame certain police officers for certain behavior, you can blame certain departments for certain behavior, and power and so forth, but, ultimately, I'd say it's about us, and it's about society, and I say - even if its sounds a little controversial - put the police aside for a second. It's really not about them. It's about the game that's been created to keep the status quo going and to let the people who own it all gain from the game.” PeopleIfsThinkingLittlesCertainGamesSoundBehaviorGainsPoliceBlameDepartmentOfficersStatus QuoControversialPolice Officer Author:Oren Moverman
“All the scenes that have to do with the fact that, at the end of the day, we're all engaged - hopefully some of us - in certain causes and ideals and certain ways of living, but we're human, and we're making all these mistakes, and we're caught in particular systems - whatever it is - but ultimately, there's a price paid by the people that are closest to you.” PeopleWayHumansEndsFactsCertainCausesMistakeParticularSceneIdealsPaidCaughtHopefullyEngagedThe End Of The DayClosest Author:Oren Moverman
“I'm looking into a different actor's eyes every couple days, and I'm learning so much just to see the different processes people go through, and how their acting works for them.” PeopleDifferentEyeActorsProcessActingCouple Author:Oren Moverman
