“Our roots are clinging, we shouldn't knock down so many old 'buildings.'” BuildingRootsClingingOld Buildings Author:Whit Stillman
“I think Austin is read more now than Charles Dickens, and Dickens was much more popular in his day. She endures because of her classicism.” ThinkingEndureDickensAustinClassicism Author:Whit Stillman
“One of the problems of a director on the set is that we become overwhelmed by all the factors and threads of production, that sometimes we can't focus on our main job, which is steering the performances to create the whole film.” SometimesWholeProblemJobsFilmFocusDirectorsPerformancesProductionsFactorsThreadOverwhelmedSteering Author:Whit Stillman
“It becomes a lot better for the actors when we're 'shooting, shooting, shooting,' instead of waiting around in a trailer for something to happen.” HappensActorsWaitingShootingTrailersWaiting Around Author:Whit Stillman
“We learned some bad things, and the Vietnam War led to some bad conclusions. We're not the greatest generation, that's for sure.” WarGenerationsConclusionBad ThingsVietnamVietnam WarGreatest Generation Author:Whit Stillman
“In my father's time - he was in college during many transitions in the late 1930s - they had great institutional loyalties... to his college, eventually the navy, the Democratic Party and certain ideals of our country. Those are the things that became broken with my generation.” CountryCertainFatherPartyGenerationsCollegeBrokenLateIdealsDemocraticLoyaltyOur CountryTransitionNavyDemocratic PartyMy Generation1930s Author:Whit Stillman