“The biggest challenge in making movies, boring but true answer is money - you never have enough, so everything gets bootstrapped to death! I learned not only how to be better filmmakers because of it but better janitors, better drivers and better negotiators with cops who wanted to shut me down. You have to get creative.” EnoughChallengesCreativeBoringFilmmakerCopJanitor Author:Negin Farsad
“For me, it's very childish to tour on a train. And I think that's a powerful quality, to inspire childishness.” ThinkingPowerfulQualityInspireTrainChildishness Author:Alex Ebert
“Maybe Radiohead and R.E.M. Even a group like the National - artists who have crossed over without compromising. It's a special thing.” ArtistGroupsSpecialCompromiseRadioheadSpecial Things Author:Guy Garvey
“Being in a group is a way to actually to speak up, and define yourself in the comfort, and the complexity of the group.” SpeakComfortComplexityDefine Yourself Author:Celine Sciamma
“As long as people are listening that's all that matters.” PeopleLongMatterListening Author:Guy Garvey
“Obviously, I can't tell the story of what it is to be a black girl, but maybe I can tell something else. Girlhood is not about what it's like to be a black girl, it's about what it's like to be a girl.” GirlBlackBlack Girl Author:Celine Sciamma
“Trust yourself, your intuition, your desires and your pursuits. Don't question yourself too much. Place one foot ahead of the other and go forward steadily. No one will understand as you do the work, the art, you are making - so no need to look for audience approval or ratings.” ArtDesireAudienceIntuitionTrust Yourself Author:Barbara Hammer
“"Open Arms" has a lot of unison singing in it. And it works: Grown men will come to our gigs and cry during that one.” MenCryArmsSingingGigsGrown ManUnisonOpen Arms Author:Guy Garvey
“A society that feels life is the most precious thing [jars against] a society that prefers death over theft, over loss of pride, over inconvenience, and so much else.” FeelsLife IsLossPrideTheftJarsInconveniencePrecious Things Author:Abigail Disney