“If you take 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example of somebody who creates a new language in film by what he was able to accomplish with art direction, photography, lighting, etc., it is still a gold standard for science fiction.” IfsArtStillsAbleFilmLanguageSpaceFictionExamplePhotographyStandardsGoldScience FictionAccomplishEtcLightingOdysseyGold StandardSpace Odyssey2001 A Space OdysseyArt Direction Author:Matthew Modine
“I love memoirs, particularly obscure ones because the writer is usually a regular guy just telling what happened to him and to his friends. What these tales lack in artfulness they make up for in passion and authenticity. For a writer of fiction, they are solid gold. I have stolen so much from memoirs it's ridiculous.” GuyPassionFictionHappenedGoldRidiculousTalesMemoirAuthenticityObscureStolen Author:Steven Pressfield
“I think a colony in space will take much longer than sci fiction writers think. It costs $10,000 to put a pound of anything into near earth orbit. That is your weight in gold. It costs about $100,000 a pound to put you on the moon. And it costs $1,000,000 a pound to put you on Mars.” ThinkingEarthSpaceFictionCostMoonGoldWeightPoundsSci FiMarsColonyFiction WritersOrbit Author:Michio Kaku
“After writing fiction for so long, I like the discovery element of nonfiction, in the sense that when you find the right information, it feels like gold.” FeelsWritingLongFictionInformationElementsDiscoveryGoldNonfictionWriting Fiction Author:Edwidge Danticat