“Beijing is an example of [families were displaced for the Olympics]. Something like 10,000 families were moved out.” Quote by Gary Hustwit
“The British vice is overthinking before we speak, which is really annoying. I love the way that, in America, people are more straightforward.” PeopleWayAmericaSpeakVicesBritishAnnoyingStraightforwardOverthinking Author:Felicity Jones
“The American vice would be sometimes speaking too loudly. You can always hear American people on the trains!” PeopleSometimesWould BeTrainVices Author:Felicity Jones
“We were talking to shop owners or ordinary people who were living in these buildings now. A lot of the Olympic Villages were turned into housing.” PeopleTalkingBuildingOrdinaryShopsOwnersVillageOrdinary PeopleHousing Author:Gary Hustwit
“In some bigger cities, I don't think people really realize these structures were built for the Olympics.” PeopleThinkingRealizingCitiesBuiltBiggerStructureOlympics Author:Gary Hustwit
“In some ways, you do lose a bit of freedom but as you get older, you might realize that you've met someone pretty cool - maybe a soulmate - so you're getting released from the endless pursuit of going out and trying to meet new people. So now you get to put your energy into building something that's longer lasting and a bit more meaningful.” PeopleWayTryingMightEnergyBitsRealizingLosesBuildingMetsMeaningfulPursuitEndlessLastingGoing OutSoulmateMeeting New PeopleBuilding Something Author:Andrew W.K.
“Smaller cities, places like Sarajevo, for example, even amid all that destruction there's still so much pride that the [Olympic] games were there and that they did it.” StillsGamesCitiesExamplePrideDestructionOlympic Games Author:Gary Hustwit
“If you're in a committed relationship, then you don't want to pursue anything.” IfsWantCommittedPursueCommitted Relationship Author:Andrew W.K.
“So many people that we met had some sort of connection to the [Olympics] games. Some story about how they volunteered there, or some sort of memory of it. It still is in the cultural memory and identity of these cities as much as it is in the physical and architectural memory. It's where these two things overlap, I think, that we're trying to explore with the photos.” PeopleThinkingTryingStillsTwoStoriesGamesMemoriesCitiesIdentityMetsConnectionsTwo ThingsOlympicsOlympics Games Author:Gary Hustwit
“Dating is tricky these days. Everyone plays by different dating rules, so don't assume anything.” DifferentPlayDatingAssumingThese DaysTricky Author:Andrew W.K.