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“Consider surgeons and their work. It's unthinkable to put your hands in the warm blood of another human's gut. Even with rubber gloves on. Who'd want to do that? But surgeons get over it.”

Quote by Park Dietz

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Park Dietz

Park Dietz is an American psychiatrist born in 1948. He has extensive research and clinical experience in the field of psychiatry, particularly in forensic psychiatry. Dr. Dietz's work in forensic psychology and criminal psychology has made him a renowned expert in the field. more

“One of the few times I'm hit emotionally is when I listen to the tapes sadists make of torturing their victims. There the person is currently suffering, you can hear them suffer, and that calls out for an empathic response. But when they're dead, when they're no longer suffering, when it's over, it's hard to feel empathetic for the corpse.”

Feels Persons Hard Suffering Victim Response Over It Tape Corpses Empathetic

Author:Park Dietz

“I think people are inherently self-aggrandizing, pleasureseeking, unempathetic, self-serving, greedy and lustful.”

People Thinking Self Serving Greedy Self Serving Lustful

Author:Park Dietz

“I had intended to make another film, called Pocket Money, which was to be about children at a school. I was very much intrigued by the story [of Close Up] - it came into my dreams and I was very much influenced by it. So I called my producer and asked that we put aside Pocket Money and start something else, and he agreed.”

Children Stories Dream School Film Producers Pockets Intrigued

Author:Abbas Kiarostami

“I did not have a script [of Close Up]. I made notes in the evenings and we filmed during the day over 40 days.I didn't sleep a wink for those 40 nights. I have a picture from the end of the shoot, and in it I have lost all my hair.”

Made Ends Night Lost Sleep Hair Notes Scripts Evening

Author:Abbas Kiarostami