Allan Sekula Quotes
Documentary is thought to be art when it transcends its reference to the world, when the work can be regarded, first and foremost, as an act of self-expression on the part of the artist.
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I think talent makes me really attracted to someone more than anything.
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I would like to see America some day.
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It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.
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Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.
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When I'm in 'Man vs. Wild' mode, it's not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I'm on reserve power all the time and I'm digging deep - and that's the magic of it as well, and that's raw and it's great.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.
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Both my parents are creative. My dad did act when he was younger, but they're both very creative.
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It is not length of life, but depth of life.
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The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.
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I don't want to hear about my death.
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Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.
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When we set out our original program from the beginning, obviously our markets were pretty limited, and we were thinking about them mostly as U.S. shows, and they would travel like other U.S. shows have.
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My kids have played sports all their life, and one thing I've tried to teach them when you lose, you try to be a gentleman about it.
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I love going to the spa; it rejuvenates me and leaves me happy.
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We won't stop until the first Saudi license is issued to a woman.
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My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.
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I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn't.
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Man is unhappy because he doesn't know he's happy. It's only that.
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Verum ubi pro labore desidia, pro continentia et aequitate libido atque superbia invasere, fortuna simul cum moribus immutatur. Ita imperium semper ad optimum quemque a minus bono transfertur. (II)
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I was born into the world as the king of truth for the salvation of the world.
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In Hollywood I got work but not the right work until Pushing Daisies. Every girl in LA wanted the part of Chuck. I was terrified - I didn't know if I could be funny.
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Documentary is thought to be art when it transcends its reference to the world, when the work can be regarded, first and foremost, as an act of self-expression on the part of the artist.
