“I've had to adjust to karaoke as a modern reality that obscures our hunt for what we're truly after.” Quote by Alan Bishop
“Almost all the bars in Southeast Asia are lady bars. The listener and participants who interact and frequent the clubs are exclusively male who become actively involved with the ladies, not the music. Coming to them to listen only to the music is not what people do.” PeopleInvolvedMusic IsMalesClubsBarsListenersAsiaParticipantsSoutheast Asia Author:Alan Bishop
“Everyone's a singer now, thanks to karaoke, for better and for much worse. But the live band is now becoming ancient history in Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma.” BecomingBandAncientSingersThanksThailandBurmaKaraokeCambodiaAncient History Author:Alan Bishop
“There hasn't been a true breakdown or effort to break Thai music into genres. They're not into dicing and slicing everything up.” EffortBreakGenreBreakdownThai Author:Alan Bishop
“Old is unwanted. You don't find Thais going to the thrift store. They want new clothes. They want the newest cell phone.” WantClothesPhonesStoresCellsCell PhoneUnwantedThriftNew Clothes Author:Alan Bishop
“I want people to feel that they've gotten to know the people in the film a little bit, gotten to see Pine Ridge in ways they haven't seen before. I think that's a good start.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWantFeelsLittlesFilmBitsHavensLittle BitRidges Author:Chloe Zhao
“Meek's Cutoff by Kelly Reichardt. It's beautifully shot. It's a complex story. The filmmaker gave a very patient and feminine touch to a story that takes place during a period of history that's very masculine, without losing any of the unforgiving harshness of the reality where the characters found themselves in.” CharacterStoriesRealityFoundPeriodsLosingShotsComplexesPatientFilmmakerFeminineMasculineMeekUnforgivingHarshness Author:Chloe Zhao
“To see an older woman play a little boy on stage completely blasted open my perception to what it meant to act. That was it for me.” LittlesPlayBoysStagePerceptionLittle BoysOlder Women Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“I read a lot on autism, which is surprisingly and annoyingly a huge mystery.” MysteryHugeAutism Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling.” LoveFeelingsSorrowDrinkingAlcoholDecentSwimOverwhelmedAlcoholicsDrinking AlcoholGood FeelingFunny AlcoholAlcohol DrinkingAlcohol And LifeHappy FridayBeing Overwhelmed Author:Frida Kahlo