“I should say that being independent in the modern model means independent in a very interdependent world. An independent Scotland is not apart from the rest of the United Kingdom.” WorldShouldMeanUnitedModernModelsIndependentKingdomsScotlandUnited Kingdom Author:Nicola Sturgeon
“We have a thriving subculture of 'independent' American movies that makes an impact on America as a whole roughly equivalent to that of a the modern literary novel. These are the films sincere viewers marry, whereas, once upon a time, movies were a lifetime of one night stands.” WholeAmericaFilmNightNovelModernHollywoodIndependentImpactLifetimeSincereViewersOne NightOnce Upon A TimeAmerican MovieOne Night StandSubculture Author:Edward Jay Epstein
“There was a time when men thought it was sexy to have a housewife waiting for him to come home from work in her slippers, but in modern society, I think an independent woman is even more sexy.” ThinkingMenHomeWaitingWomenModernIndependentSexyComing HomeHousewifeModern SocietyIndependent WomenSlippersBeing Independent Woman Author:Katerina Graham
“The Internet is the great highway of the modern communication, free and independent.” ModernCommunicationInternetIndependentHighwaysModern Communication Author:Katya Chamma
“Child! Turn your face to the light, to the science, to the reason, to the truth, to the peace! Child! Be modern, be compassionate, be individual, and be independent! Child! Don't be the man of anyone or any system, don't believe in any religious stories, and don't ever be silent against any oppressor! Child, turn your face to the light and walk towards the light!” MenBelieveChildrenReasonStoriesLightFacesScienceTurnsIndividualPeaceReligiousWalksModernHe ManIndependentSilentDon't BelieveYour FaceCompassionateOppressors Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The crisis of modern democracy is a profound one. Free elections, a free press and an independent judiciary mean little when the free market has reduced them to commodities available on sale to the highest bidder.” MeanLittlesDemocracyModernHighestIndependentElectionCrisisPressesProfoundAvailableCommodityFree MarketJudiciaryFree PressFree ElectionsIndependent Judiciary Author:Arundhati Roy
“Having been an actor, I always want to leave room for the actors to find their comfort zone, so I don't like to be too rigid in how I plan my shots. It's different if you have weeks to rehearse and you can rehearse on your sets or in your locations and you can plan that out with your actors, but in modern independent filmmaking, you don't really have that time. You have to have a certain level of improvisation.” IfsWantDifferentCertainActorsLevelsRoomsPlansWeekModernComfortShotsIndependentZoneFilmmakingLocationComfort ZoneImprovisationIndependent Filmmaking Author:Eric Balfour