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“I'm too busy to be nostalgic, which is one of the reasons to keep busy. I'm not a very sentimental person.”

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Frederick Wiseman, born on January 1, 1930, is an American documentary filmmaker known for his in-depth exploration of public institutions and social issues through his distinctive narrative style. more

“I think my movies aren't sentimental. I think my movies are funny and sad and realistic. Not realistic in the sense that they're documentaries, but realistic in the sense that they're not idealistic, they're not optimistic, not pessimistic, and not propagandistic. They're an analysis of a situation. I call it as I see it, so to speak.”

Thinking Speak Situation Optimistic Analysis Realistic Sentimental Documentaries Pessimistic Idealistic

Author:Frederick Wiseman

“I'm very careful of not being critical of other people's movies, which work in different styles. I think some of my movies can be interpreted as critical of their subjects.”

People Thinking Different Subjects Style Careful Critical Different Styles

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“Making movies is an effort is an attempt to leave a trace of your existence.”

Effort Existence

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“I'm polite. I guess that's the dichotomy within me. I don't like to piss people off just for the sake of pissing them off. I pick my battles.”

People Battle Picks Sake Polite Dichotomy

Author:Lucinda Williams

“I don't eat anything that runs away from me.”

Running Running Away

Author:Russell Simmons

“Sometimes I dream song ideas. I write a song in my dream, the melody and everything. But then sometimes I can't remember them. I think later on, I probably do.”

Thinking Writing I Can Ideas Sometimes Dream Remember Song Melody

Author:Lucinda Williams

“I usually don't write about my life right when it happens. I process it, and I store it away. Then, when I get in the mood I pull the stuff back out.”

Writing Happens Stuff Process Stores Mood

Author:Lucinda Williams

“I don't keep a journal anymore. I did when I was a teenager, but now because I write about it all in my songs, that's what I'm really doing.”

Writing Song Teenager Journal

Author:Lucinda Williams

“I'm pretty much the same person I was 20 years ago. My politics haven't changed. I have the same feeling of idealism. But I am a little bit wiser and more experienced.”

Years Littles Persons Feelings Bits Havens Changed Little Bit Years Ago Wiser Idealism

Author:Lucinda Williams

“At a major label you can start to feel that you're working for them, and that any work you do, you're never going to see any benefit.”

Feels Benefits Majors Labels

Author:Aimee Mann

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