“I can't help seeing 'Waste Land' as the third in a triptych with my earlier films 'Devil's Playground' and 'Blindsight,' and not least in the awe and gratitude I feel for the group of people who were courageous enough to share their stories with us - and to live lives so rich in inspiration for us all.” PeopleFeelsI CanEnoughHelpingStoriesInspirationFilmRichSeeingGroupsShareLandGratitudeWasteDevilThirdsLive LifeAweCourageousPlaygroundsWaste Land Author:Lucy Walker
“I find titles the hardest thing. I was worried that 'Waste Land' was too much of a downer. For me, 'The Crash Reel' confronts what the film is about: it's not just about the reality of a crash, it's about the extremity we all face, and what happens when life crashes on you.” RealityHappensFilmFacesToo MuchLandWasteHardestWorriedTitlesCrashHardest ThingExtremityDownersWaste Land Author:Lucy Walker
“I tried to explain to her the significance of the great poet, but without much success, The Waste Land not figuring very largely in Mam's scheme of things. "The thing is," I said finally, "he won the Nobel Prize." "Well," she said, with that unerring grasp of inessentials which is the prerogative of mothers, "I'm not surprised. It was a beautiful overcoat."” WellsSaidBeautifulMotherLandPoetWastePrizeSignificanceSchemesNobelNobel PrizeGreat PoetPrerogativeWaste LandOvercoat Author:Alan Bennett
“[On The Waste Land:] Various critics have done me the honor to interpret the poem in terms of criticism of the contemporary world, have considered it, indeed, as an important bit of social criticism. To me it was only the relief of a personal and wholly insignificant grouse against life; it is just a piece of rhythmical grumbling.” WorldImportantDoneSocialBitsTermPiecesLandHonorWasteCriticismCriticsVariousContemporaryReliefInsignificantGrumblingWaste Land Author:T. S. Eliot
“Someone once said that "The Waste Land" was a scum of poetry floating on a sea of footnotes. That resonated with me, because that's kind of what I was doing lyrically for a while. I was being very referential in a way. I would drop in these little phrases or ideas that were sort of portholes into a whole bigger realm of thought or whatever, that would work within the song, but that you could also poke through into a bigger discussion.” WayKindLittlesSaidIdeasWholeSongSeaLandWasteBiggerDiscussionPhrasesRealmsFloatingPokeScumFootnotesWaste Land Author:Ted Leo
“What I was trying to convey there was the kind of waste land that was left after the war. It was a bit like one always thinks of war, you know, stark scenery and no birds, no trees, no leaves, nothing living. And just emptiness.” ThinkingKnowsTryingKindWarLeftBitsTreeLandWasteBirdEmptinessStarksSceneryWaste Land Author:George Martin
“We had been hopelessly labouring to plough waste lands; to make nationality grow in a place full of the certainty of God… Among the tribes our creed could be only like the desert grass – a beautiful swift seeming of spring; which, after a day’s heat, fell dusty.” BeautifulGrowsLandMilitaryWasteSpringCertaintyDesertGrassHeatCreedsTribesNationalitySeemingWaste Land Book:Seven Pillars of Wisdom Source: Seven Pillars of Wisdom
“Buckwheat may be planted later than any similar crop, and often does well on old meadows or waste land that can be broken after the more exacting crops are planted.” WellsMayDoeLandBrokenWasteCropsMeadowsBroken PromisesWaste Land Author:David F. Houston