Chantal Akerman Quotes

When people ask me if I am a feminist film maker, I reply I am a woman and I also make films.

Chantal Akerman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: belgian
  • Birth: June 6, 1950 - October 5, 2015

Topics

WomanI AmPeopleMeAskReply

It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish.

Stephen Leacock

FunnyFishingPeopleNameFishWho

I love music, so if I wasn't singing, I would probably still be working in the music industry. I love songwriting, so I'd probably be a songwriter.

Trey Songz

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I think that weird rumor or idea in Hollywood that people don't want to see female-driven movies couldn't be further from the truth. Women buy tickets to movies.

Michelle Monaghan

WomenTruthPeopleThinkWeirdWant

I'm a minimalist kind of person: only one pair of boots, one pair of pants, and if I could, only one shirt.

Jason Ralph

BootsPersonKindPantsShirtOnly

It's not the ideal situation to have two directors. It's just not the ideal thing.

Donna McKechnie

SituationTwoJustIdealThing

I like the idea of dating, but I'm not dating anyone exclusively, particularly right now. It's hard to be in a relationship unless you're ready to go public with it. So it's a lot easier for me to not be in a relationship. I really don't want that part of my life to be tabloid fodder.

Cory Monteith

LifeRelationshipDatingMeMy Life

The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show differences in character, surely an unhappy marriage must be the richest.

Anne Tyler

MarriageCharacterReflectionUnhappy

I have invested at least 20 years in business and my own reputation. I'm excited to come into public service, because I think I have something to offer and to contribute. In no way will I put myself in a position of undoing what's taken 20 years to build.

Nigel S. Wright

BusinessMyselfServiceThinkBuild

You can have a value system and be unable to totally live it.

Lisa Brennan-Jobs

LiveValueYouSystemValue System

I am not an artist which is 'in.'

Julio Iglesias

I AmArtistWhichAm

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

George Orwell

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That for me was the big turning point in my artistic life, when my wife and I had our kids. The world got infused with morality again. Every person in the world should theoretically be loved as much as I love my daughters.

George Saunders

LifeLoveWifeMeWorldLoved

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