Whit Stillman Quotes

I'm anti-verite. I think the verite style is a completely false thing. Most things are false to arrive at a truth; verite is falsity without acknowledging its falsity.

Whit Stillman

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TruthStyleThinkWithoutFalse

Almost all institutions own a lot more art than they can ever show, much of it revealing for its timeliness, genius, or sheer weirdness.

Jerry Saltz

ArtGeniusMoreOwnShowAlmost

As we get older - perhaps I'm just speaking for myself - we can get too cynical.

Matt Smith

MyselfCynicalGetJustOlderToo

Any time I need to be really physical, and a role requires that, you're kind of viscerally activated by being that physical in it. It takes away the thought process, which is fun.

Matthew Fox

TimeFunThoughtProcessYouKind

I would like for my kids to at least have some familiarity with who I am: 'It's the man from TV!'

Steve Carell

ManI AmWouldWhoKidsFamiliarity

When you've got videos up on Web sites that are literally shot the same day, the whole skate community knows right away when new tricks are invented or new techniques are available.

Tony Hawk

CommunityDayYouNewRightSame

Carpe per diem - seize the check.

Robin Williams

BusinessSeizeCheckPer

I think if you don't risk something in art, it's not really important.

Ruth Negga

ArtThinkYouImportantRiskReally

All that prosthetic makeup drains you. By the time it's lunch, you're done.

Mickey Rourke

TimeLunchMakeupYouDoneDrains

And then they sign an affidavit swearing that she's not in a vegetative stage. I'll tell you. That's a doctor you really want; they can look at a picture and make a diagnosis.

Michael Schiavo

DoctorPictureYouLookWantShe

After all these years, I'm starting to learn what a good director does, and I know what a good one does with actors: help us navigate finer instincts, help us when we're wrong, encourage us when things are great.

Brian Geraghty

GoodGreatLearnHelpWrongKnow

We need to stop fighting Christian against Christian. I have no time for anything but trying to love other people. That is a full-time job.

Anne Rice

LoveTimeJobPeopleFightingStop

What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ?

Pontius Pilate

ChristJesusShallWhichThen

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