Mary Ellen Mark Quotes

When you're working on a film, it's almost like photographing paintings at a museum. You're photographing somebody else's world. I just try and interpret it and make it real, and make it what the actors are about, what the director is about, and what the film is about.

Mary Ellen Mark

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WorldYouMuseumTryDirectorReal

When you start a novel, it is always like pushing a boulder uphill. Then, after a while, to mangle the metaphor, the boulder fills with helium and becomes a balloon that carries you the rest of the way to the top. You just have to hold your nerve and trust to narrative.

Jim Crace

TrustStartRestYouWayTop

What separates humans from other animals is our empathy. With the possible exception of bonobos, we are the most empathetic animal on the planet.

Andy Dunn

EmpathyAnimalAnimalsPossibleMost

I prefer department stores. In boutiques, they come up and ask you if you need help. I can't get lost in the experience.

Anna Netrebko

ExperienceHelpYouLostAskNeed

Because I'm the author of my screenplays I know what I'm looking for. It's true that I can be stubborn in demanding that I get what I want, but it's also a question of working with patience and love.

Michael Haneke

LovePatienceLookingStubbornI Can

I wanted to create a place where parents can come and find products that are safe for their children, as well as good for the planet.

Soleil Moon Frye

GoodChildrenParentsFindCreate

Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.

Sinclair Lewis

PatriotismBetterAmericaCountry

I play piano, and I was really, really obsessive about playing piano in high school. I don't know if that's nerdy, but I definitely locked myself in the room and was playing jazz. I was 14. I guess that's kind of cool, actually.

Simon Helberg

MyselfSchoolCoolHigh SchoolPlay

I used to wait in line for Jordans. That's how much of a freak I was.

Rita Ora

WaitLineFreakUsedMuchHow

I work on my recoveries, coming back into the defensive line and things like that.

Riyad Mahrez

WorkBackLineComingDefensive

The Bible tells us to be perfect. This is likely a scary thought for many people. It used to scare me. I didn't think I could ever get there, no matter how hard I tried.

Joyce Meyer

PeopleMeBibleThinkThoughtHard

It's daunting to play a real living person.

Connie Britton

PersonPlayLivingRealDaunting

I think the War on Terror is really absurd, especially coming from a country that is founded on terrorism.

Alice Walker

WarThinkCountryTerrorismComing

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