Chantal Akerman Quotes

I realized that my mother was at the center of my work, because now that my mother is no longer there, there's nobody left.

Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman

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It's hard to make a good movie in four weeks. It's hard. I've done it, but it's not easy.

Sam Rockwell
- Good
- Done
- Movie
I don't believe in societal restrictions. It wasn't a choice - conformity simply never occurred to me.

Lady Starlight
People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.

Hannah Kent
- People
- Fear
- Doubt
I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.

J. J. Abrams
- Hope
- Small
- Movies
Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.

Callum Keith Rennie
- Up
- Family
- Parents
If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it, and do it honestly. I also don't learn things for auditions, because I feel like it's just a test of memorizing rather than being real. Maybe every other actor would think that was terrible, I don't know. But it seems to have worked for me, so far.

Olivia Colman
- Good
- Real
- Think