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Quote by John Boorman

“There are always forces at work in a society, which are really forces of censorship - either religious bodies or zealots who are always putting pressure on things, whether it's books or art or film.”

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John Boorman

John Boorman, born on January 18, 1933, is an acclaimed filmmaker from Ireland. His works are known for their profound humanistic concerns and unique narrative style, with notable films including 'Point Blank' and 'Braveheart'. more

“All art is fundamentally subversive, because it upsets people's perceptions, their notions about society. Therefore, art is dangerous, but good art is always making us reassess our thoughts and feelings about how we relate to other people. There are always people who fear that and want to suppress that.”

People Want Art Feelings Dangerous Perception Art Is Notion Relate Upset Our Thoughts Subversive Good Art Thoughts And Feelings

Author:John Boorman

“I love green. Green is the color of nature, trees. I'm a tree freak. I spend a lot of my time planting trees, nurturing them, and studying them. It's one of the colors I couldn't live without.”

Study Tree Color Green My Time Freak Nurturing

Author:John Boorman

“What we need is someone to abolish the House Of Lords, get rid of the Royal Family.”

Needs House Lord Royal Abolish Royal Family House Of Lords

Author:John Boorman

“I think I'm an extremely conscientious producer and now equally as a director and it gives me the opportunity to look at the entire movie and really allow the movie to be the creative vision of the actors, the writer and myself, because I'm in charge of it from a producer and a director point of view.”

Thinking Giving Looks Actors Opportunity Views Vision Creative Directors Give Me Point Of View Producers Creative Vision

Author:Tony Krantz