“I really wanted to know what happens in a place that is trying to build socialism, that's trying to construct some form of social justice. That's trying to feed people, to make health care and education a right.”
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“Most of us think prison is a place where bad people go - which is what I thought for a long time - until you really start to look inside the system and you see, this is not right.”
“Black people loving and losing is something we don’t see enough of. We’re always in these heightened situations like something big is happening, something funny or something violent. And you know what? Sometimes we die of breast cancer or a broken heart. Things happen that are just not being explored cinematically. It’s time we reinvigorated that type of film.”
“The idea that if people are just friendly and demonstrate they want peace, that will be answered with good will - that is really naive.”
“What I find daunting always is to stand on a stage and talk to people, whether they agree with me or not.”
“I want people to emphasize life before death as opposed to life after death.”
“People said it because other people said it. They did not know why it was being said and heard everywhere. they did not give or ask for reasons.”
“The mission of the theatre, after all, is to change, to raise the consciousness of people to their human possibilities.”
“It is rare for people to be asked the question which puts them squarely in front of themselves”
“People do look to others for some leadership, and it's not bad for them to supply it when they feel that way.”
“Eulogies never talk about what was on your resume. Be remembered for how you made people feel and your passions”
“People can so easily be tempted by slackness... and by money.”
“Older people have formed their opinions about everything, and don't waver before they act. It's twice as hard for us young ones to hold our ground, and maintain our opinions, in a time when all ideals are being shattered and destroyed, when people are showing their worst side, and do not know whether to believe in truth and right and God.”
“People will say what they want to say, and it's okay. And my life will go on, and I need to focus on my life. So, do I need to defend that I'm a decent woman? I sure hope I don't. I know I am.”
“I approached UNHCR because I believe in what the United Nations. I believe refugees are the most vulnerable people in the world. They are affected by everything, including landmines. They are vulnerable to everything.”
“I felt I should have been taught about the landmine problem. It made me suddenly realize certain things about the world and how much I had to learn, like the history of the people.”
“I pray for what I have always prayed for: the restoration of our constitution and absolute freedom for the people of Cuba. That dream is very much alive, that fight is very much alive.”
“Kevin Feige and I have very smart people who work for us, who make sure that we see everything. And that we actually see everything. They see everything, tell us about it, we see it. You have to have people who work with you, who say 'you have to look at this film'. And then you look at it. You really have to look at it. You have to look at movies all the time.”
“It's an awful feeling to write something that you feel is really important... and to feel that you're being published by people who really don't get it and/or don't really care.”
“No matter how hidden the cruelty, no matter how far off the screams of pain and terror, we live in one world. We are one people.”