“Writing in journalism teaches you to be very comfortable taking criticism, being edited, and rewriting.” Quote by Neil Drumming
“As opposed to coming up with something fantastic and trying to sell it to a studio, now all you have to do is get people to believe what you believe.” PeopleTryingBelieveSellsStudiosFantastic Author:Neil Drumming
“When characters are drifting away from the "correct road", or in fact from any road they were supposed to follow, they lose control, they find other goals...and possibly their real selves. All these moments of changes, of self-questioning, are like an engine to the films I make - that's where lie the dynamics I'm interested in as a director.” RealSelfMomentsCharacterFactsFilmLyingGoalLosesDirectorsEnginesQuestioningDriftingDynamicsReal SelfSelf QuestioningDrifting Away Author:Anne Fontaine
“I've always believed that you should stick as closely to the science as possible. And my biggest advice to reporters has been, if you're doing a climate story, talk to climate scientists. The best climate stories are done by the people who talk to climate scientists.” PeopleIfsShouldHas BeensDoneStoriesAdviceScientistSticksClimateReportersAlways Believe Author:Joseph J. Romm
“On moral grounds, I think that if you believe a certain outcome is a very possible outcome, you have an obligation to tell people that. With global warming, the probability of a bad outcome if we stay on our current emission trends is incredibly high. If you know a bad outcome is likely to happen, what right do you have not to communicate that? You go into a doctor's office, what are they going to do - not tell you the diagnosis?” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsBelieveHappensCertainMoralOfficeDoctorsCurrentsCommunicateObligationOutcomesGlobal WarmingTrendsProbabilityIf You BelieveDiagnosisEmissions Author:Joseph J. Romm
“Hollywood is still the cradle of many myths, including the one of eternal youth. I find it odd that the very notion of desire, when applied to a woman over 40, is turned into a pathology or a mockery in a number of films. But Hollywood is not the only place to blame, by far. This is just a rendition, possibly magnified by the power of movies, of a general state of things, social, cultural and political.” StillsStatesFilmPoliticalDesireSocialNumbersYouthEternalHollywoodBlameNotionIncludingMythOddCradleMockeryPathologyEternal Youth Author:Anne Fontaine
“Making films is - or should be - a very personal experience. You shouldn't listen to anybody, other than the people you choose to listen to.” PeopleShouldFilmYou ChoosePersonal Experiences Author:Anne Fontaine
“Only work with projects you love. That will make your creativity blend with your vitality, and the project will create itself.” CreativityProjectsVitality Author:Lisa Langseth
“My films require that the spectator ask the big existential questions. If you're not interested of turning inwards for answers, my films won't fulfill their whole purpose.” IfsWholeBigsFilmPurposeAsksAnswersNot InterestedExistentialSpectators Author:Lisa Langseth
“In Europe I couldn't be anything but a black cook working for somebody. My inspiration was to own, to be the chef.” InspirationBlackEuropeCooksChef Author:Marcus Samuelsson
“One of many challenges is of course to create a legal basis for copyright issues that's up to date with both modern distribution, consumer behavior and the rights and needs of creators and copyright holders.” NeedsCoursesChallengesIssuesRightsModernBehaviorBasesCreatorConsumersDistributionCopyrightUp To Date Author:Lisa Langseth