Culture

“Thus it is evident that the utterances of a non-Iranian or non-Central Asian are authoritatively exemplary if he has exerted himself perfectly in the pedagogical imitation of masters and kept the company of competent speakers.”

“O cinema novo transborda, vai além de uma estética seminal, é um estado de espírito que continua ecoando.”

““I visit museums, churches, libraries; I go to galleries, bookstores; I observe paintings, illustrations; I talk to people.””

“Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories.”

“Cinema is a language that should be seen, that should cross borders.”

“I sound like me. But that’s also exactly what they taught us.”

“Although Japanese producers possess this unique and splendid land called Japan, they do not make a single film aimed for overseas. Isn’t it a colossal loss that they let it be stolen from them by the hands of foreigners?”

“There’s no such a thing as Australian art because there’s probably no such a thing as Australia.”

“I happen to believe that this world is going to be a better place when more cultures are actually given a chance to be put at the table.”

“Am I not preparing for the great object of embellishing the tongue of my fathers?”

“The purpose of literature is to help toward ultimate perfection in the culture of beauty, and to instill purity into the mind of man by creative thoughts.”

“The pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem.”

“« Le théâtre n’est pas seulement une discipline artistique dans une tour d’ivoire. Bien au contraire, c’est un contact direct avec le spectateur. »”

“Ca unul dintre actorii care am interpretat cele mai multe personaje (…) din opera marelui nostru dramaturg, îl evoc cu afectuoasă recunoştinţă.”

“The lighter phase of comedy, representing the more natural and less laboured school of modern life, and holding the mirror up to nature without regard to the conventionalities of the theatre, was the aim I had in view.”

“Pero a la verdad que este estado de la cultura del hombre supone haber pasado por grados desde la noche y tinieblas de la ignorancia y barbarie hasta la aurora y el día de la ilustración.”

“Only the Institute stood like a beacon in its attempt to create an atmosphere where creativity could hope to flourish.”

“I don't want my accent, my temperament, my narrative style to be compromised to fit into a mold of the Hollywood type.”