“When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.” FilmFeltJusticeResponsibilityRolesImmense Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“I got interested in the justice system. If I was, I'd probably be a defense lawyer. I was headed that way, but luckily changed my track to film school.” IfsWaySchoolFilmJusticeChangedTrackDefenseLawyerJustice SystemFilm School Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I think when portraying someone that does exist in real life, there's an amount of respect and you want to do them justice. I don't really care what anybody says out there about what I did in the film; I care what these guys thought about what I did. If I'm making them happy, then I know I'm on the right track.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantDoeRealCareFilmGuyJusticeAmountTrackReal LifeI CarePortrayingRight Track Author:Joe Manganiello
“Concrete, Steel & Paint portrays the core values of restorative justice-respect, responsibility and relationships-expressed through art. it is art that involves victims, offenders and communities in a dialogue that is sometimes difficult and painful, sometimes reconciling, but always engaging. As one prisoner says in the film, 'We have come together collectively through art.' It will be a great discussion tool for college classes, community groups and others interested in issues of justice, community-building, conflict resolution and socially-engaged art.” ArtSometimesTogetherFilmValuesDifficultCommunityJusticeResponsibilityClassIssuesGroupsBuildingCollegeConflictToolsVictimPaintPainfulCoreDialogueDiscussionEngagedResolutionPrisonerConcreteSteelEngagingConflict ResolutionOffendersCore ValuesCommunity BuildingRestorative Justice Author:Howard Zehr
“The most common occupation for women in G rated films is royalty - which is a great gig, if you can get it.” IfsRealityFilmWorkJusticeCommonFamilyClassComedyEqualOccupationRoyaltyEqual RightsGigs Author:Geena Davis
“People who make films don't think they have any obligation to help bring (perpetrators) to justice. They are only interested in art, not in justice.” PeopleThinkingArtHelpingFilmJusticeObligationPerpetrators Author:Efraim Zuroff
“Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms.” PeopleShouldStoriesEyeFilmSoundTermJusticeMouthsDialogueVisualsFilm DirectorsFilm DirectingDirecting Film Book:Hitchcock Source: Hitchcock
“The biggest misconception about me and my work is that I only make political films denouncing human-rights atrocities, even though all of my films are about people fighting for their rights and their quest for justice. My films aren't depressing, are very human, and always offer a way forward.” PeopleWayHumansFilmPoliticalFightingJusticeRightsOffersHuman RightsQuestsDepressingMisconceptionAtrocitiesWay Forward Author:Pamela Yates
“It's sort of a meat market, the whole awards thing, and I don't think you can predict it anymore - who's going to like what you've done, if it's worthy or not. And hopefully, that's not why you make a film, because if you're distracted by that, or only striving for that, you don't do it justice.” IfsThinkingDoneWholeFilmJusticeStriveWorthyHopefullyMeatAwardsDistracted Author:Emily Blunt
“Sacrifice. I'd never been in a position where I was number one on the call sheet, and everything was in my lap. I worked 16 hour days, and I was just not the lead of any film, it was a film about Jesse Owens, one of the greatest heroes of the 20th century. It was a whole new type of responsibility. It was a big weight, and I wanted to do him justice, especially in reviving him after 80 years.” YearsWholeBigsWantedFilmHoursJusticeNumbersResponsibilitySacrificeCenturyPositionTypeHeroWeightSheets20th CenturyLap Author:Stephan James