Apichatpong Weerasethakul Quotes

I feel like an outsider sometimes. Sometimes being more public makes me feel uncomfortable. I'll have people asking me for autographs in Thailand and I'll ask if they've seen my films and they'll say, "No, but I know who you are and I like the way you look - I like the skinhead look."

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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• The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.

  

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• I've never so appreciated what actors do and how strange it is.

  

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• In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.

  

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• I didn't beat her. I just pushed her out of bed.

  

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• There is no other way of writing a novel than to begin at the beginning at to continue to the end.

  

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• Orange blossom water would make a magical addition to your store cupboard.

  

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• If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st century life.

  

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• The European Union will never see America, or an American president, as a risk.

  

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• It is so tempting to try the most difficult thing possible.

  

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• Historically, the 19th century is defined by annexations and internal turmoil. For instance, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 gave more than half of Mexican territory to the United States.

  

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• I discovered cosplay because I was going to an anime convention and did some research, and found out people dressed up as characters. I made a very badly put-together costume because I felt this desire to dress up.

  

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• There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated.

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• I think it is widely agreed that Carl Steinitz, over the 50 years he taught at Harvard, has been one of the most important figures in influencing the theory and practice of landscape architecture and the application of computer technology to planning.

  

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• It's definitely the development that has changed the way Montenegro is seen in the eyes of the world.

  

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• Become slower in your journey through life. Practice yoga and meditation if you suffer from 'hurry sickness.' Become more introspective by visiting quiet places such as churches, museums, mountains and lakes. Give yourself permission to read at least one novel a month for pleasure.

  

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• I like people who take responsibility for their lives.

  

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• The crazy thing is a lot of people - a lot of men, if I'm just speaking for myself - don't really start thinking about the effect of hyper-masculinity and false definitions of what it means to be a man until you get married or until you have kids. Because then, all of sudden, you have something to protect.

  

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• It's very hard sometimes when you can't crack something or can't solve something and you keep trying and trying and you know it's falling a little bit short. That's very hard, but then when you finally do it, it's very rewarding and the process is good too, I like working with people this way.

  

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• I feel like an outsider sometimes. Sometimes being more public makes me feel uncomfortable. I'll have people asking me for autographs in Thailand and I'll ask if they've seen my films and they'll say, "No, but I know who you are and I like the way you look - I like the skinhead look."

  

  Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  • Public
  • Uncomfortable
  • Outsider