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Peter Greenaway Quotes

I don't want to be a film-maker. I think painting is far more exciting and profound.

Peter Greenaway

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: british
Birth: April 5, 1942

Topics

Painting Think Want More Profound

Profit is the sole criterion used by the establishment to evaluate economic activity. From the rat race to lame ducks. The vocabulary in vogue is a give-away. It's more reminiscent of a human menagerie than human society.

Society Profit Race Human Vocabulary

Compassion is contempt with a human face.

Compassion Face Human Human Face

The medicines of today are based upon thousands of years of knowledge accumulated from folklore, serendipity and scientific discovery. The new medicines of tomorrow will be based on the discoveries that are being made now, arising from basic research in laboratories around the world.

Today Knowledge Tomorrow Research

My teeth are all right, but they are not American teeth, and my hair is not thick and luscious. Los Angeles is dense with beautiful people, and most of the men who are aspiring actors are 5ft 5in, so I tower above them.

Stephen Merchant

Beautiful Men People Hair American

I served in all commissioned ranks from a second Lieutenant to a Major General. And during that time, I spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street, and for the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism.

Business Time Man Capitalism Short

There's something very fine and lucid and rich in this tradition of the English actor.

Rich Tradition Actor Something Fine

Default choices often remain unchanged for no reason other than being the default, either because of this lack of information or humans' status quo bias.

Choices Information Bias Status Quo

The participation in European elections was always not very exciting. People are very interested in European issues, but they don't see the person who is representing Europe.

Joschka Fischer

People Person Participation See Who

I didn't fall for a lot of that stardom stuff.

Fall Stuff Stardom Lot

I think people like to think I'm in some way financially dependent on my family - on my dad - but the fact of the matter is I've been emancipated from my father since I was 14 years old. That's something people don't know or understand.

Family Father People Think Know Way

You got to realize that the vision, the image, according to 1964 U.S. rock and roll standards, was mohair suit and tie, and nicey-nicey ol' boy next door.

Vision Door Rock And Roll You Rock

As an actor, you think you know your craft, you know the conflicts in your character, but often you don't.

Sushant Singh Rajput

Character Think You Know Actor Your

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