James Nachtwey Quotes
If I'm feeling outraged, grief, disbelief, frustration, sympathy, that gets channeled through me and into my pictures and hopefully transmitted to the viewer.
Quotes to Explore
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It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.
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I don't really think about what's 'age appropriate' for my audience because I think they can handle quite a bit, but I do try to think about what's honest and true to my characters who have grown up in situations where they've been taught to handle these things very carefully and that they're very powerful.
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I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.
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Society becomes how we behave.
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I agree with my colleagues, even the one who just preceded me, that marijuana is probably a dangerous drug, and I would not suggest that we do anything to encourage its use.
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I'm lucky that I have my family, I'm lucky that my parents are still together. Those are the things that I cherish.
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
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There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.
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It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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I like to do Pilates.
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Political leaders are expert at saying nothing.
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It makes me feel good that I can now sit there and go, I've worked with Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, all the great actors that I've worked with... Sir Ben Kingsley.
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If you don't drive your business, you will be driven out of business.
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My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
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My parents don't have any showbusiness links. They are so far away from it.
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Ali was a threat because he was a voice, and the people hated Ali when he was a voice, but once Ali could no longer speak and he wasn't a voice, they loved him. Love me now. I don't want to be loved if I could barely walk or barely talk. That's not cool.
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Every time you do a big sword fight surrounded by a couple of hundred extras, it's a fun day at work.
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Just as the individual is not alone in the group, nor any one in society alone among the others, so man is not alone in the universe.
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Finding a technical cofounder would have been difficult for me. I was an English major and didn't know any computer programmers.
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I've played a murderer, so certainly I think I can play a Republican.
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Hopefully, everyone has the same feeling I do when they perform. I get such a thrill from getting to play make believe. My favorite place to be is trying to be somebody else.
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You can't describe the feeling of being in love - when you meet someone who makes you a better person.
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If I'm feeling outraged, grief, disbelief, frustration, sympathy, that gets channeled through me and into my pictures and hopefully transmitted to the viewer.
