Bret Anthony Johnston Quotes

The very act of committing an experience to the page is necessarily an act of reduction, and regardless of craft or skill, vision or voice, the result is a story beholden to and inevitably eclipsed by source material.

Bret Anthony Johnston

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• Since 2000, I've been based in Paris at the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville, curating the programme there. Internationally, it's a very open situation that goes beyond national boundaries; directors and curators move from one country to another, which has opened up the museum landscape.

  

  Hans-Ulrich Obrist
  • Up
  • Country
  • Art

• It is impossible to divide the interest of a country and a company that works on its soil.

  

  Vagit Alekperov
  • Country
  • Company
  • Impossible

• All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

  

  Sallust
  • Friendship
  • Anger
  • Hatred

• Every time you make a film, you create a world. You make decisions about sets and costumes, and you create a universe connected to reality, but not reality itself.

  

  Ira Sachs
  • Time
  • World
  • Reality

• There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

  

  Calvin Coolidge
  • Force
  • Democratic
  • Ideal

• But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the earth.

  

  Ted Shackelford
  • Earth
  • Living
  • Face

• More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.

  

  Damon Albarn Blur
  • Art
  • Interesting
  • More

• America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Country
  • Civilization
  • Barbarism

• I'm fine, except, you know, I broke my pelvis. And that's not much fun.

  

  Nancy Reagan
  • Fun
  • You
  • Know

• I've always wanted to take up work that my heart is convinced about. And I shall continue to do so.

  

  Sakshi Tanwar
  • Up
  • Work
  • Heart

• I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very quickly about who they are and what they are. Or we think people are boring because they appear ordinary.

  

  Rachel Joyce
  • People
  • Life
  • Writing

• It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the First Amendment, that is not good enough. So it is really important that we protect First Amendment rights of people no matter what side of the line they are on.

  

  Floyd Abrams
  • People
  • Good
  • Important

• The fact that I'm very close with my past relationships is something I pride myself on. My mom is still close to her first husband. It's nice to be able to enjoy someone in a different form.

  

  Kate Bosworth
  • Different
  • Past
  • Nice

• As an individual, I need space and can't be locked in a house with strangers. I would do 'Bigg Boss' if I get to co-host it with Salman Khan.

  

  Karan Singh Grover
  • House
  • Space
  • Individual

• Keep to the middle if you wish to keep moderation. The mid way is the safe way. Moderation abides in the mean, and moderation is virtue. Every abiding place outside the bounds of moderation is only exile to the wise man.

  

  Saint Bernard
  • Man
  • Wish
  • Wise

• Husbands and wives, have fun with each other. I'm convinced it makes all the difference in the world.

  

  Zig Ziglar
  • World
  • Fun
  • Have Fun

• The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.

  

  Victor Borge
  • Long

• There are three kinds of despots. There is the despot who tyrannises over the body. There is the despot who tyrannises over the soul. There is the despot who tyrannises over the soul and body alike. The first is called the Prince. The second is called the Pope. The third is called the People.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • People
  • Soul
  • Despots

• It's an obstacle being a girl when you move all over and don't have half the things you need. It's like everything is wrinkled in your life.

  

  Alex Morgan
  • Life
  • Girl

• Ed Grimley lives in a retirement home in New Jersey. It's called the Retirement Home in New Jersey for Characters Who Were Interesting in the '80s for About an Hour. He's there with the Whiners, Gumby and Jon Lovitz's 'That's the ticket' guy.

  

  Martin Short
  • Home
  • Guy
  • Interesting

• My experience with video games is a far cry from 'WWE 2K17.' Did I ever aspire to be that character? Man, I just wanted to be a hero to kids. Whether it's a character in a video game, a movie or a TV series, it's an accolade that I'm greatly appreciative of.

  

  Bill Goldberg
  • Character
  • Experience
  • Kids

• People only talk about what a joyous experience it is, but there is terror: Your life, as you know it, is over. It's over the day that child is born. It's over, and something completely new starts.

  

  Bill Murray
  • People
  • Life
  • Experience

• It's amazing being on tour with a group of 50, but when one person gets sick, it goes through the whole company. We take care of each other - we're well stocked on Mucinex. When everything stays healthy, it's a joyful experience for everyone.

  

  Ace Young
  • Experience
  • Amazing
  • Sick

• The very act of committing an experience to the page is necessarily an act of reduction, and regardless of craft or skill, vision or voice, the result is a story beholden to and inevitably eclipsed by source material.

  

  Bret Anthony Johnston
  • Experience
  • Regardless
  • Eclipse