“Those moments when you don't feel self-conscious, when you escape that, are when you produce something meaningful.” Quote by Felicity Jones
“Everything in Athens is probably a good example. Any time when there really isn't a need for these facilities in these cities, but they get built anyway for the games, everybody has kind of wishful thinking about what the afterlife of these spaces is going to be. If there is not demand for it before the Olympics, there's probably not going to be demand for it afterwards.” IfsThinkingNeedsKindGamesSpaceCitiesExampleDemandBuiltAfterlifeOlympicsFacilityWishful ThinkingGood ExamplesAthens Author:Gary Hustwit
“Even in a city like Barcelona, there are still some people in the city who are angry because that waterfront area is a big tourist destination, and all the rents went up, and they had to move.” PeopleStillsBigsMovingCitiesAreasAngryDestinationTouristsBarcelona Author:Gary Hustwit
“Beijing is an example of [families were displaced for the Olympics]. Something like 10,000 families were moved out.” ExampleMovedOlympicsBeijing Author: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.