“I hope my visual language inspires others to tell their stories and challenges people's thinking.” Quote by Aurora Guerrero
“As I have been paving my career as a filmmaker my parents have been there for me every step of the way. They have believed in my dreams despite how steep the mountain has been.” WayHas BeensDreamParentStepsCareersMountainDespiteFilmmakerEvery StepSteepPaving Author:Aurora Guerrero
“I think, and there's a pretty strong economic consensus on this, that at that juncture you should spend more, even though it may sound illogical to some people when the revenues are down, but spend more to juice things up and then do the cuts later once you're back, your economy is back in gear and running.” PeopleThinkingShouldMayRunningStrongSoundEconomyCuttingEconomicRevenueConsensusJuiceGearsIllogicalJuncture Author:Thomas B. Edsall
“Conservatives are tougher. They fight harder, they fight for their own, and they're willing to win for themselves and they're willing to impose pain on the opposition. Liberals are much less willing to do that. They're much more - they would much rather give to everybody.” GivingPainFightingWinningWillingHarderOpposition Author:Thomas B. Edsall
“America has tolerated inequality because people think they can get ahead. If you have immobility on top of inequality, then people are not going to be happy campers. If you're stuck on the bottom and there just isn't much churning in society and you're stuck there through your adulthood, that's not a nice life to look forward to.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksAmericaNiceBottomStuckInequalityAdulthoodGet AheadChurningNice LifeCampers Author:Thomas B. Edsall
“The liberal posture really requires a willingness to give to others, and that works, as I say, when you have an expanding pie. But if you don't have an expanding pie, everyone starts hunkering down.” IfsGivingWillingnessPieExpandingPostureHunkering Down Author:Thomas B. Edsall
“You enrich people with creative resources, and over time, these Lego bricks that end up in their heads eventually build this enormous, incredible castle.” PeopleEndsCreativeResourcesIncrediblesEnormousBricksCastlesRich PeopleLegos Author:Maria Popova
“I have bad days. Sometimes I have a lot of bad days. By and large, I think most people fall into a bad mood because they're able to ruminate on whatever the problem at hand is, and that makes it worse. But when you intercept the rumination process with something that requires your full attention - that's stimulating and absorbing, that places a demand on your intellectual focus - you don't get to ruminate. In a way, it's a mental health aid to be able to do that so much. My routine, what I do, it just feels like home. It's my comfort food.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsSometimesProblemHomeHandsAbleFallProcessAttentionFocusComfortDemandIntellectualMental HealthAidsMoodRoutineBad DayAbsorbingBad MoodComfort FoodRumination Author:Maria Popova
“One hopes for that type of result but you just never know what factors will work in your favor. I think I just was concentrating on making the best film I could under the circumstances I was given. That's all I could really do.” ThinkingKnowsFilmGivenResultsTypeCircumstancesFavorsFactorsConcentratingBest Film Author:Aurora Guerrero
“Part of my learning curve as a novice screenwriter was peeling back the layers and getting to the core of the story. I was really blessed to have two amazing writing mentors who helped me along the way. They always encouraged me to be okay with a simple story.” WayWritingTwoStoriesSimpleOkayBlessedCoreLayersMentorCurvesScreenwritersNovicesPeelingLearning Curve Author:Aurora Guerrero
“Going from a short to a feature is like going from crawling to flying. It's a big jump, really. Everything triples - size of crew, budget, shooting days, the cast. Not to mention the stakes - as a first time feature filmmaker so much rides on this film.” FirstsBigsFilmFirst TimeCastsSizeFlyingShootingBudgetsFeaturesFilmmakerStakesCrewCrawling Author:Aurora Guerrero