“I want people to see the beauty of that condition through the eyes of the characters. In doing that, they can allow people who have the condition to be more accepting of it, and to be open about it. That would be a contribution to the people who have it, and considering that 38% of the Pulitzer Prize winning poets are Bipolar, to think about how much these individuals have contributed to the human spirit.” PeopleThinkingWantHumansCharacterWould BeEyeSpiritWinningIndividualAcceptingConditionsPoetContributionPrizeConsideringHuman SpiritBipolarThrough The EyesPrize Winning Author:Paul Dalio
“I want the audience to think about how many people are hiding in the shadows with the condition. I want the film to take away the stigma of thinking of this as a disease and an illness to be crushed. I want those in the condition to shine and contribute to the human spirit.” PeopleThinkingWantHumansFilmSpiritAudienceConditionsDiseaseShadowShiningIllnessHidingHuman SpiritCrushedStigmaHiding In The Shadows Author:Paul Dalio
“That is the beauty when I discovered the label 'Touched With Fire.' That book defined it for me, I could be that. And we just happen to be living in one age of society that put these various labels on the condition. In Aristotle's time, it was the 'inspired state.' In the Native American cultures, you were the shaman. Labels and language creates realities, even if they are false.” IfsBookStatesRealityHappensAgeCultureLanguageFireConditionsInspiredVariousDefinedLabelsNativeTouchedNative AmericanAmerican CultureNative American Culture Author:Paul Dalio
