Douglas Trumbull Quotes

'2001' used a lot of what's called 'front projection.' You project an image onto this giant reflective screen, and the image bounces back and comes back to the lens and seems to be in the background behind the actors. The whole 'dawn of man' sequence in '2001' was projected eight-by-ten photographs of the African savannah.

Douglas Trumbull

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ManDawnYouBackLensImage

Venice is the perfect place for a phase of art to die. No other city on earth embraces entropy quite like this magical floating mall.

Jerry Saltz

ArtCityDiePerfectPlaceEarth

I love 'The Orphanage' because the concept is so cool and the story is told in such an interesting way. It's a movie that will scare your socks off but make you cry at the end. It's one of the most tragic movies I've ever watched and is truly heartbreaking and scary at the same time.

Jessica Parker Kennedy

LoveTimeCoolStoryEndYou

I struggled with a lot of doubts around my songwriting and around what I was and what my purpose and mission were.

Jens Lekman

PurposeMissionSongwritingDoubts

I started traveling out of curiosity, but I have come to believe in travel's political importance, that encouraging a nation's citizenry to travel may be as important as encouraging school attendance, environmental conservation, or national thrift. You cannot understand the otherness of places you have not encountered.

Andrew Solomon

TravelSchoolEnvironmentalBelieve

When you go to the park, there is no horizon - just Disneyland.

John Hench

HorizonYouGoDisneylandParkJust

I want a super-fight with a massive name, and I'd love it in a stadium.

Amir Khan

LoveNameWantStadiumMassive

China's urbanization supported the country's impressive growth and rapid economic transformation.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

GrowthTransformationCountryChina

I always wonder what my life would be like if I had parents like the other kids who went to my high school.

Stormy Daniels

LifeSchoolParentsHigh SchoolHigh

A blue dog, you know, is the opposite of a yellow dog. And a yellow dog was somebody who was willing to follow his party even when he knew it was wrong.

Mike Thompson

DogBlueYellowYouPartyWrong

There are moments when great music can be the greatest service and charity.

Michael Leunig

MusicGreatServiceCharityMoments

I've seen sharks in the ocean, it hasn't made me get out of the ocean; that's for sure.

Luke Hemsworth

OceanMeSharksOutSeenSure

I'm happy when I'm doing what I do best.

Lita Ford

BestHappyDoing

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