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“I think it's basically quite different from dreams. If only cinema was that easy. Because dreams, all you have to do is fall asleep, and you can have fantastic vision. I know Baudelaire and people like that enhance their dreams with opium or something. But films are very constructed - they're like architecture. They're pieced together, glued together. To me, it's a craft. It's like making a tapestry.”

Quote by Kenneth Anger

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Kenneth Anger, born on February 3, 1927, is an American filmmaker known for his experimental and avant-garde films that have had a profound impact on the development of cinema. more

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