“The entire Quran is a big joke. If it was not so violent, it would be the biggest comic book ever written.” Quote by Ali Sina
“I've always known that I've wanted to write, but I always saw myself doing that in the context of something other than film, so it was a really beautiful and kind of perfect moment in my life when I realized that I could combine this idea of wanting to write and tell my own stories with the environment I had grown up in and knew well - that I could make film as opposed to writing being a departure from what I knew.” WritingWellsKindIdeasMomentsStoriesWantedBeautifulFilmMy OwnPerfectKnownEnvironmentSawsI RealizedDepartureReally BeautifulPerfect Moments Author:Sarah Polley
“Muhammad was a jackass. People who believe in him are stupid. Let us call a spade as spade. These people must be laughed at. They, and their screwball prophet have to be ridiculed not respected. Let them cringe, let them wince, let them agonize. We must demolish this fetish and break the shackles of these wretched people. They must be set free and the only way to do that is to demolish their fetish.” PeopleWayBelieveBreakStupidProphetLaughedWretchedMuhammadShacklesFetishCringeSpadesJackassesDemolishWince Author:Ali Sina
“I think that cynicism can often be mistaken for wisdom.” ThinkingCynicismMistakenOften Is Author:Sarah Polley
“It is not difficult to destroy Islam. Islam is the pumped up ego of a megalomaniac psychopath. Muhammad was a narcissist madman. Just as a huge balloon can be deflated by a small needle, all it takes to make Islam explode is to ridicule its loony inventor and its brainless followers.” DifficultHugeEgoIslamFollowersRidiculeInventorNeedlesMuhammadMadmenBalloonsNarcissistPsychopathBrainlessMegalomaniacs Author:Ali Sina
“I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later.” LifeDreamHumorFunnyAsksComedySickFollowingHookFollowing My DreamsHook UpBlurry Author:Mitch Hedberg
“I just feel like it's so amazing every few years when I'm not making a film to act and basically go back to film school and just watch other filmmakers work and try to be a part of somebody else's vision. So I feel like you do use two very different parts of your brain, and it's great to be able to jump back and forth.” FeelsTryingYearsTwoDifferentUseAbleSchoolFilmBrainVisionWatchesLike YouFilmmakerBack And ForthFilm School Author:Sarah Polley
“I know the Muslim psychology. It is all pomposity and bravado. I give you my word that if Islam is ridiculed publicly and systematically, it will be defeated. Shame is a great motivator as well as deterrent. Do not underestimate the power of ridicule. This is serious stuff not a laughing matter.” IfsKnowsGivingWellsMatterStuffLaughingPsychologySeriousShameIslamDefeatedUnderestimateRidiculeDeterrentBravadoPomposity Author:Ali Sina
“The only disadvantage to directing if you've been an actor is how self-conscious you are. When I'm directing, I'm always so aware when I'm speaking to an actor of how easily I could throw them off by saying something careless or not being clear or concise. So it does make you watch your words in a way that sometimes is unhelpful.” IfsWayDoeSelfSometimesActorsWatchesClearConsciousCarelessSelf ConsciousDisadvantagesConcise Author:Sarah Polley
“I used to get so worried that if a scene didn't go a certain way, then it was horrible. But then I realized that it was better to give the director options in the editing room than just being locked into how it's supposed to be.” IfsWayGivingUsedCertainRoomsSceneDirectorsI RealizedHorribleSupposed To BeWorriedLockedJust BeingEditing Author:Katie Holmes
“It's hard to give up that amount of control. It's scary to make yourself that vulnerable. Because you might do all kinds of things that are unplanned or are unexpected that maybe don't work, and you have to trust the director to see that and work around those things. I find it really scary.” GivingKindHardMightAmountDirectorsGiving UpScaryAll KindsVulnerableUnexpectedReally Scary Author:Sarah Polley