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Joshua Oppenheimer Quotes

In documentary filmmaking, there's a tradition of telling stories about victims. We often do that from a very patronizing place, but mostly we do it from a very selfish place, to reassure ourselves that our lives are in sympathy and solidarity with the victims.

Joshua Oppenheimer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Sympathy Selfish Tradition Place

My father used to have an expression. He'd say, 'Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about your place in your community.'

Father Community Respect Job Place

There is a democratic process in the party, and that can be operated at any time. But am I going to resign? No. Of course not. No. No. I will carry on.

Time Process Party Will Carry Going

We have this habit of romanticizing the lives of writers. I remember when I was a kid, I was like, 'I want to be Kurt Vonnegut.'

Habit Remember Want Kid Like Lives

The federal government needs to get off the backs of small businesses and let the private sector grow and create jobs instead of harnessing it with onerous regulations and a repressive tax code.

Government Small Grow Create Tax

I was so surprised because I'm not too sure whether I could win a Nobel Prize, you know, because basically, physics, it means that usually people was awarded for the invention of the basic theory. But in my case, not a basic theory, in my case just making the device, you know.

People Win You Physics Know Theory

When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents.

Parents Kid Little Used Really

I've always wanted to be a top footballer since I was young.

Young Top Always Footballer Wanted

When it comes to fighting and other fighters, I try to be respectful.

Fighting Try Respectful Fighters

They are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their own powers.

Christian Nestell Bovee

Faith Strong Own Who Weakest Powers

In New York, after that famous home run, they expected me to be up there every year. That homer raised me to a high level, with the top guys in the game.

Home New York Me Game Famous Year

I would like to go to Iceland to see the northern lights.

Lights Go See Iceland Would Like

I have these beautiful children and this extraordinary family, and to think in any way shape or form that that's wrong or that there's shame in that or that there's something to hide actually turns my stomach.

Family Beautiful Children Think Hide

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