Joshua Oppenheimer Quotes

My first memory of cinema is my mother taking me to see 'Silkwood,' which is about a whistleblower at a nuclear power plant.

Joshua Oppenheimer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: September 23, 1974

Topics

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Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch.

Andy Goldsworthy

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Reminding yourself of your strengths can help chip away at your core belief that you aren't good enough to be successful.

Amy Morin

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It is every producer's dream to be part of a dedicated, hard-working team that produces an outstanding broadcast like the 'CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley.'

Steve Capus

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I don't really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man who is beheaded, you have to show how they cut off his head. If you don't, it's like telling a dirty joke and leaving out the punch line.

Roman Polanski

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No matter what your profession is, it's good to scare yourself a little from time to time! It's crucial to keep challenging yourself and to learn from people who are more accomplished than you are.

Lisa Kleypas

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NPR editors and journalists found themselves caught in a game of trying to please a leadership team who did not want to hear stories on the air about conservatives, the poor, or anyone who didn't fit their profitable design of NPR as the official voice of college-educated, white, liberal-leaning, upper-income America.

Juan Williams

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But it really wasn't until three to four years later, when we had an opportunity in the lab to make very detailed observations, and comparisons with other fossil discoveries, that we realized she was a new species of human ancestor.

Donald Johanson

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Too many mothers have lost their children, for thousands of different reasons.

Debbie Reynolds

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I'm not that keen on the idea of being unconscious.

Christopher Hitchens

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If the challenge wasn't there, there's no reason to say 'yes' to the role.

Corey Hawkins

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I love using a targeted acquisition approach in conjunction with a business that has a clear strategy and strong organic growth.

Brad Feld

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People can be quite cynical. 'The Kills are too cool.' There's been an on-and-off relationship with the music press that loves us and then hates us then loves us again. I don't think any kind of press is reliable.

Alison Mosshart

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