“The script is the foundation, but it's not the full story for the film, which only comes alive with the actors.” StoriesFilmActorsAliveFoundationScripts Author:Mora Stephens
“I like developing characters who I find to have interesting psychology. Like politics and sex, but I'm really looking at bigger social problems that interest me, and that I can obsess over for a while.” I CanCharacterProblemSocialSexInterestInterestingPsychologyBiggerDevelopingSocial Problems Author:Mora Stephens
“When you go to a film festival as an audience member, it's so much fun. But when you bring your own film there, you carry so much stress and excitement.” FilmFunAudienceMembersStressExcitementFestivalsFilm Festivals Author:Mora Stephens
“They [Republicans] assume that military action always shows strength, while avoiding military action always shows weakness. That's just crazy.” ShowsActionCrazyMilitaryRepublicanWeaknessAssumingAvoidingMilitary Action Author:Kevin Drum
“Like it or not, war is not always the answer. The better part of wisdom is to stay out.” WarAnswers Author:Kevin Drum
“This is the Middle East, where every week you have something new; so whatever you talk about this week will not be valuable next week.” NextWeekMiddleValuableEastSomething NewMiddle EastNext Week Author:Bashar al-Assad
“Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. That is why we are in contact with most of the problems forever, let us say, whether directly or indirectly.” ProblemForeverMiddleEastContactMiddle EastSyria Author:Bashar al-Assad
“You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind. So the core issue is how to open the mind, the whole society, and this means everybody in society including everyone. I am not talking about the state or average or common people. I am talking about everybody; because when you close your mind as an official you cannot upgrade and vice versa.” PeopleMindMeanStatesWholeCommonTalkingIssuesInstitutionsIncludingAverageVicesCoreOpeningReformOfficialsVice VersaNot TalkingOpening Your MindIncluding Everyone Author:Bashar al-Assad
“You have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people. This is the core issue. When there is divergence between your policy and the people's beliefs and interests, you will have this vacuum that creates disturbance.” PeopleBeliefInterestIssuesPolicyCoreLinkedVacuumsDisturbanceDivergence Author:Bashar al-Assad
“People do not only live on interests; they also live on beliefs, especially in very ideological areas. Unless you understand the ideological aspect of the region, you cannot understand what is happening.” PeopleBeliefInterestHappeningsAreasAspectRegionsIdeological Author:Bashar al-Assad