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Otto Preminger Quotes

I live in the present. When I finish a film, it is behind me. My reward is in my work, not in a lot of old memories.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: austrian
Birth: December 5, 1905 - April 23, 1986

Topics

Work Live Memories Me Present Old

Hollywood is still the mecca for good or bad, but it isn't the beginning or end for filmmaking.

Good Beginning End Bad Filmmaking

In some of the great cities of Europe - Paris, Vienna, Prague, and Brussels - tourists bored with life above ground can descend below. All these cities have sewer museums and tours, and all expose their underbelly willingly to the curious. But not London, arguably the home of the most splendid sewer network in Europe.

Life Home Great Curious Paris Bored

Americans are much more open than people in Britain.

People More Open Than Much Britain

Adolescence is the conjugator of childhood and adulthood.

Louise J. Kaplan

Childhood Teen Adolescence Adulthood

I grew up in a few houses because my dad was a builder, so we used to build and sell quite a lot.

Build Up Used Because Sell Houses

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

People Arms Tyrant Mistrust Both

One thing that has helped me to become patient and cool is that I grew up with sisters.

William Kamkwamba

Me Cool Become Patient Up One Thing

If I look back, I think most of the things I did - the films, the books, the collaborations with these magazines - were mostly by accident.

Think Look Back Things Books Most

I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.

Pierre Corneille

Myself Innocence Know Defend Imagine

On YouTube, you know, if you say something, you know, that triggers somebody, it becomes a whole controversy, a whole thing - and all the comments and everybody's upset, whereas a book, there's no comment section. There's no - there's nowhere for the audience to, you know, get mad at you for saying something.

Book Saying You Mad Know Upset

You make one solo album, and some people swear you're about to leave the band or there are creative differences.

Creative People You Differences Band

The human voice: It's the instrument we all play. It's the most powerful sound in the world, probably. It's the only one that can start a war or say 'I love you.' And yet many people have the experience that when they speak, people don't listen to them.

Julian Treasure

Love I Love You Experience War Start

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