Michael Haneke Quotes
I give the spectator the possibility of participating. The audience completes the film by thinking about it; those who watch must not be just consumers с spoon-fed images.
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Death is not extinction. Neither the soul nor the body is extinguished or put out of existence.
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A lot of times when I've been offered film series and stuff, if they shoot in Los Angeles, I lose interest.
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Soviet expansionism in Europe, the battle for control of China, and the 1950 invasion of South Korea would shatter once-euphoric dreams of post-war cooperation with the Kremlin.
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There are a bunch of images that are thrown in our faces all the time about what we're supposed to look like at 14, 15, 16. It's confusing. I think every woman can identify with that struggle.
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I was into sports and swimming as a kid and didn't spend a whole lot of time sitting down. I was a gymnast.
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I'm not into nostalgia, and I only look back to find lessons.
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Both spiritual companionship and spiritual motherliness are not limited to the physical wife and mother relationship, but they extend to all people with whom woman comes into contact.
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Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocence this side of the womb.
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The battleground has been moderates of all faith traditions in all the countries of the world against the radicals of all faith traditions in all parts of the world.
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I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy.
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I wake up fairly early every day, by 8, for sure. Sunday is a lighter writing day than the weekdays, but I still wake up and write for about an hour, beginning right around 8. I definitely have coffee first, and then I start writing. I do think it's kind of hard to get the right level of concentration without coffee.
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I wear a lot of tight dresses, so I'm like, 'I need to do my sit-ups!'
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When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power.
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As a practising lawyer, I was mediocre, but I worked hard as a law officer of the state government and on the private side. After becoming a judge, I maintained a low profile in other activities and concentrated only on judicial work.
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Let come what comes, let go what goes. See what remains.
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I eat steamed sea bass and vegetables, and I have no sugar, and only drink soy milk.
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You know I'm not hung up on this liberating myself from the "black" man - I'm not going to try that thing.
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You've got to remember that films don't lead the way. People think that films are trying to lead society. Mostly, they're reflecting the moods and thoughts that are going on in the country or around the world.
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Triumph depends on a roll of Fate's dice; the ultimate prize is a place in Heaven.
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With my students I give them lots and lots of guided writing. Part of it is as simple as writing a lot but not toward anything. The mind floats. Then I help them see where the language has heat. If we do this a lot in class, students eventually relax into this writing practice and enjoy it. Even just that - writing pleasure without the anxiety of "audience" or "grade" or "success" - is a kind of impetus toward the unfamiliar.
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If you want to get a deal, negotiate with the teams yourself. Say, "I want this much, and no less, but I'll show up to camp on time." It doesn't seem that hard to me.
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After seeing 'Big,' I wanted an elevator that opened directly into my apartment, just like Tom Hanks did.
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I give the spectator the possibility of participating. The audience completes the film by thinking about it; those who watch must not be just consumers с spoon-fed images.
