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Jonas Mekas Quotes

When I came to New York in 1949, there was already an entire fresh avant-garde film movement blooming in New York and California. It was a very, very exciting period!

Jonas Mekas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality:
Birth: December 24, 1922

Topics

New York New California Movement

I drink to forget I drink.

Joe E. Lewis

Forget Drink

In the re-creation of combat situations, and this is coming from a director who's never been in one, being mindful of what these veterans have actually gone through, you find that the biggest concern is that you don't look at war as a geopolitical endeavor.

Steven Spielberg

War You Look Find Veterans Never

It's very weird about movies: you never know which ones are going to stay alive and which one are going to be meaningless. When you're there, you couldn't possibly predict it. Some things slowly die, and others slowly stay a while.

Mike Nichols

Weird Die You Alive Know Movies

I think the people who really know who Luis is are the people who are by my side, who have always been by my side.

Luis Suarez

People Think Know Always Side Been

I worked at the cosmetic counter at a fine department store.

Lita Ford

Fine Store Cosmetic Department

Just like my parents immigrated from ranch to ranch picking crops, I have migrated from city to city.

Juan Felipe Herrera

Parents City Ranch Just Like Crops

I remember I was up for the role of Jim in 'Huck Finn,' and because I went to Harvard and Yale, they didn't think I would be able to play a slave. I said, 'Oh, please.' I had to go in there and prove to them that I wasn't too intelligent to play a slave.

Courtney B. Vance

Think Remember Play Go Said Prove

The direct market has evolved into a machine that is very good at selling corporate-owned superhero titles published by two main companies: DC and Marvel.

Chris Roberson

Good Selling Two Superhero Market

I don't wanta do any Blues or any sad songs.

Bob Livingston

Sad Blues Songs Sad Songs Any

When you're talented, you're talented.

Alicia Keys

You Talented

To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle.

William Osler

Alone Struggle Effort Worth True

The first months at Harvard were more than challenging, as I came to the realization that the humanities could be genuinely interesting, and, in fact, given the weaknesses of my background, very difficult.

Philip Warren Anderson

Interesting More Difficult First