Henri Cartier-Bresson Quotes

To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. It is putting one's head, one's eye and one's heart on the same axis.

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: photographer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: August 22, 1908 - August 3, 2004

Topics

HeartOrganizationEyeMeaningHead

As bad as it feels, it's familiar to you. And the depression itself is making you unable to reach out. So, I've definitely experienced that in my life.

Joanna Going

LifeDepressionReachMy LifeYou

'Almost' can be a polite way of saying something definitely. It withholds the obvious and dangles it just long enough.

Andre Aciman

SayingEnoughLongWaySomething

I don't like feeling out of control. I have to feel like I'm in control of my body.

Megan Fox

ControlFeelBodyFeelingOutLike

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

Ronald Reagan

PoliticsI Have LearnedSaidFirst

Alan Bennett is a starmaker; he's the Simon Cowell of the theatre world! He's a beautiful, beautiful man: completely humble and so accessible.

Russell Tovey

BeautifulHumbleManTheatreWorld

A lot of people will always say, 'I really know nothing about the ancient world.' But there's lots and lots of things people know. Partly, they've been encouraged to think they're ignorant about it. In some ways, the job to do is show people that they know much more than they'd like to admit.

Mary Beard

JobPeopleWorldThinkAdmitKnow

I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the format - how it works, the device of the silent movie. It's not the same form of expression as a talkie. The lack of sounds makes you participate in the storytelling.

Michel Hazanavicius

LovedYouMoviesSilentStorytelling

On the contrary a film can promote the idea of change without any political message whatsoever but in its form and language can tell people that they can change their lives and contribute to progressive changes in the world.

Wim Wenders

ChangePeopleWorldLanguageChanges

I mean, I can cook, but I'd get very nervous having my food being judged by dinner guests.

Prabal Gurung

FoodDinnerI CanNervousMeanGet

My first encounter with the ocean was on the Jersey Shore when I was three years old and I got knocked over by a wave. The ocean certainly got my attention! It wasn't frightening, it was more exhilarating.

Sylvia Earle

OceanWaveAttentionThreeFirst

I try to be as normal as I can.

Timbaland

I CanTryNormal

Sometimes, when you act with someone in an intimate capacity, you have to ask vulnerable questions to speed up intimacy - but that's artificial.

Timothee Chalamet

SomeoneQuestionsSpeedYouIntimacy

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