Michael Haneke Quotes

To me, it's far more efficient to mobilize the imagination. It's far more efficient to hear a creaking step, for example, than to see the face of a monster, which usually looks ridiculous, and where you know that the blood is ketchup.

Michael Haneke

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ImaginationStepMeFaceYouLooks

I love the fact that James Ivory made films about Britain, made 'Howards End' and 'The Remains of the Day,' or that Paul Thomas Anderson made 'Phantom Thread.' They're about Britishness, but they're from an American perspective. And I actually think they're fantastic in the way that they understand Britishness.

Andrew Haigh

LovePerspectiveDayThinkEndWay

As for waxing, I've never waxed in my life and I never would. I'm extremely Welsh, so I draw the line at removing body hair.

Matthew Rhys

LifeHairMy LifeBodyNeverLine

People are getting tired of the same material; they want to see black girls as leads in movies. And I happen to be lucky enough to understand that - and be able to grab that opportunity and run with it.

Amandla Stenberg

OpportunityTiredPeopleBlackRun

You are always trying to please people before you get to the public whenever you do anything that requires a corporate body to sanction it.

Rita Rudner

PeopleTryingYouBodyAnythingGet

I'm always trying to slip out of those labels everyone tries to put round your neck. We all have multiple selves.

Riz Ahmed

TryingAlwaysEveryoneOutNeckPut

For most of us, art is supposed to do something more than simply mirror the confusions of the world.

Michiko Kakutani

MirrorArtWorldMoreSomethingUs

There is a lot of music in the world that I love that does not always get the appropriate exposure.

Moby

LoveMusicWorldAlwaysGetDoes

I am convinced that tough villains help make a comedy sparkle because they provide a contrast to the funny guys.

Jay Chandrasekhar

FunnyI AmToughSparkleHelpGuys

I think I did a good job of compartmentalizing my life. It's crazy to say it, but even if football was this dangerous thing, it was a place where I could focus all my energy. I'm sure it's not the healthiest thing to direct stress from football into football, but that's basically what I did.

Chris Borland

LifeGoodFocusFootballStressJob

I ordered each man to be presented with something, as strings of ten or a dozen glass beads apiece, and thongs of leather, all which they estimated highly; those which came on board I directed should be fed with molasses.

Christopher Columbus

ManGlassLeatherSomethingDozen

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.

Brian May

GuitarHideBehindWeaponShield

So much of what makes a room great is how you enter and circulate through it, how it addresses the body.

Annabelle Selldorf

GreatYouBodyThroughRoomMuch

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