Alexander Kluge Quotes

The one thing about program television that's absolutely incompatible with any concept of art is that all decisions have to be made by program directors, whereas art is autonomous. It may be dependent, but it knows no superiors.

Alexander Kluge

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: February 14, 1932

Topics

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Two actors who have different motivations and skill sets can work together and be magic. Charles Grodin and Robert DeNiro technically couldn't work more differently, and yet they made 'Midnight Run,' which is a genius comedy.

John Carroll Lynch

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If you can't relax during your interview, then nothing you do to prepare will matter. Being yourself is essential to the selection process, and interviewers will feel it if you're too nervous. Showing fear or anxiety appears weak compared to a relaxed smile and genuine confidence.

Travis Bradberry

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I know there is a God because in Rwanda I shook hands with the devil. I have seen him, I have smelled him and I have touched him. I know the devil exists, and therefore I know there is a God.

Romeo Dallaire

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I would say my first golf memory was asking who Arnold Palmer was when he was always on the Pennzoil commercials. When I was a little kid I watched a lot of sports, but I didn't watch a lot of golf, and this guy was always on a tractor.

Mike Greenberg

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Both my parents are chefs... I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love food.

Ming-Na Wen

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I think, so often, people go quick to that nepotism: 'I should be OK; my cousin's a producer. I can get into the movie.' How about audition, earn the part, and feel confident in knowing that the director felt you were the right person for the job versus hiring you because you know somebody?

Jovan Adepo

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Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye.

Douglas Horton

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I didn't want to do something that was easy for me.

Christina Aguilera

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I went off at a person who threw a plastic thing at one of my shows once. After I shamed them, I realised it was a little lipstick and felt bad for days.

Perfume Genius

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Theater is the most challenging thing to do. It's just you out there with no rope. You can't call time out; you're on a roller coaster.

Sebastian Stan

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For any YouTuber, if you're too nervous to have somebody else document, it may be that what you're putting out there isn't authentic.

Tyler Oakley

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I look at a streak as I don't lose - literally.

Tiger Woods

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