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Anthony Minghella Quotes

I have always believed that there is a need for life - affirming films Picture Quote #1

Being a writer-director can sometimes make you incredibly blinkered Picture Quote #1

The problem with growing up in a cafe was the cafe never closed, my parents worked every day of the year from morning to night. So it was a big menagerie of kids, business and cooking! Picture Quote #1

[Abbas Kiarostami] is a great artist and a poet. I sometimes think that if Samuel Beckett made films, he’d make them like Kiarostami makes them Picture Quote #1

Once you start to realize that a film is the sum of its editing, then editing is the thing you’re always looking at Picture Quote #1

I never feel more myself than when I’m writing; I never enjoy any day more than a good writing day Picture Quote #1

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Look at it this way: if you write the novel of ‘Cold Mountain,’ it costs exactly the same to produce and market as a novel set in a room. If you make the film, the disparity of costs is huge Picture Quote #1

The only lesson to extract from any civil war is that it’s pointless and futile and ugly, and that there is nothing glamorous or heroic about it. There are heroes, but the causes are never heroic Picture Quote #1

No studio in Hollywood wanted ‘Cold Mountain.’ None. No one wanted ‘Ripley,’ no one wanted ‘The English Patient.’ That tells you there isn’t really an appetite for ambitious movie-making out there Picture Quote #1

Of course, like all film - makers I’ve been mesmerised by cinema since I was a child Picture Quote #1

No studio in Hollywood wanted ‘Cold Mountain.’ None. No one wanted ‘Ripley,’ no one wanted ‘the English Patient.’ That tells you there isn’t really an appetite for ambitious movie - making out there Picture Quote #1

Look at it this way: if you write the novel of ‘Cold Mountain,’ it costs exactly the same to produce and market as a novel set in a room. If you make the film, the disparity of costs is huge Picture Quote #1

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I never feel more myself than when I’m writing; I never enjoy any day more than a good writing day Picture Quote #1

I always listen to music, my passion and vice is music, I will be denied access to heaven because of the number of CDs I own, and I have gluttony for all types and colours of music Picture Quote #1

As a teenager I was obsessed with music and with writing and performing songs Picture Quote #1

Betrayals during war are childlike compared with our betrayals during peace Picture Quote #1

I don’t hold with the notion that only bad books make good movies Picture Quote #1

The only lesson to extract from any civil war is that it’s pointless and futile and ugly, and that there is nothing glamorous or heroic about it. There are heroes, but the causes are never heroic Picture Quote #1

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The imaginative leap for me of writing for women is no more difficult than the one of writing for men. I’ve always wanted to have women well represented in the work that I’ve done because I’ve always been around them and around the way they look at the world Picture Quote #1

My grandmother was a huge influence on me and the fact that there was this very strong, rather formidable presence of women in my life has been an enormous value Picture Quote #1

I was one of five very clever kids, the other kids were cleverer than I was and still are and are very achieving. The girls were always first at everything and I was always 101st! Picture Quote #1

Once you start to realize that a film is the sum of its editing, then editing is the thing you’re always looking at Picture Quote #1

The best thing about writing has been the writer’s life, the sense of being expressed, the ownership of the day, the entirely specious sense of freedom we have, however slave we are to some boss or other. I wouldn’t trade it for any other life Picture Quote #1

You know, you lose a lot of social skills if you’re a writer. You spend too long alone. And it’s forced me to address that Picture Quote #1

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The feeling of not belonging, of not being entirely worthy, of being sometimes hostage to your own sensibilities. Those things speak to me very personally Picture Quote #1

I work fitfully, in hope rather than in expectation, invent methods which last a week, and fill notebooks with tiny, illegible writing which often defies my own attempts to decipher it Picture Quote #1

I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write Picture Quote #1

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I have always believed that there is a need for life - affirming films (Anthony Minghella Quotes) Being a writer-director can sometimes make you incredibly blinkered (Anthony Minghella Quotes) The problem with growing up in a cafe was the cafe never closed, my parents worked every day of the year from morning to night. So it was a big menagerie of kids, business and cooking! (Anthony Minghella Quotes) [Abbas Kiarostami] is a great artist and a poet. I sometimes think that if Samuel Beckett made films, he’d make them like Kiarostami makes them. (Anthony Minghella Quotes) Once you start to realize that a film is the sum of its editing, then editing is the thing you’re always looking at. (Anthony Minghella Quotes) I never feel more myself than when I’m writing; I never enjoy any day more than a good writing day. (Anthony Minghella Quotes) Look at it this way: if you write the novel of ‘Cold Mountain,’ it costs exactly the same to produce and market as a novel set in a room. If you make the film, the disparity of costs is huge. (Anthony Minghella Quotes) The only lesson to extract from any civil war is that it’s pointless and futile and ugly, and that there is nothing glamorous or heroic about it. There are heroes, but the causes are never heroic. (Anthony Minghella Quotes) No studio in Hollywood wanted ‘Cold Mountain.’ None. No one wanted ‘Ripley,’ no one wanted ‘The English Patient.’ That tells you there isn’t really an appetite for ambitious movie-making out there (Anthony Minghella Quotes) Of course, like all film - makers I’ve been mesmerised by cinema since I was a child (Anthony Minghella Quotes) No studio in Hollywood wanted ‘Cold Mountain.’ None. No one wanted ‘Ripley,’ no one wanted ‘the English Patient.’ That tells you there isn’t really an appetite for ambitious movie - making out there (Anthony Minghella Quotes) Look at it this way: if you write the novel of ‘Cold Mountain,’ it costs exactly the same to produce and market as a novel set in a room. If you make the film, the disparity of costs is huge (Anthony Minghella Quotes) I never feel more myself than when I’m writing; I never enjoy any day more than a good writing day (Anthony Minghella Quotes) I always listen to music, my passion and vice is music, I will be denied access to heaven because of the number of CDs I own, and I have gluttony for all types and colours of music (Anthony Minghella Quotes) As a teenager I was obsessed with music and with writing and performing songs (Anthony Minghella Quotes) Betrayals during war are childlike compared with our betrayals during peace (Anthony Minghella Quotes) I don’t hold with the notion that only bad books make good movies (Anthony Minghella Quotes) The only lesson to extract from any civil war is that it’s pointless and futile and ugly, and that there is nothing glamorous or heroic about it. There are heroes, but the causes are never heroic (Anthony Minghella Quotes) The imaginative leap for me of writing for women is no more difficult than the one of writing for men. I’ve always wanted to have women well represented in the work that I’ve done because I’ve always been around them and around the way they look at the world (Anthony Minghella Quotes) My grandmother was a huge influence on me and the fact that there was this very strong, rather formidable presence of women in my life has been an enormous value (Anthony Minghella Quotes) I was one of five very clever kids, the other kids were cleverer than I was and still are and are very achieving. The girls were always first at everything and I was always 101st! (Anthony Minghella Quotes) Once you start to realize that a film is the sum of its editing, then editing is the thing you’re always looking at (Anthony Minghella Quotes) The best thing about writing has been the writer’s life, the sense of being expressed, the ownership of the day, the entirely specious sense of freedom we have, however slave we are to some boss or other. I wouldn’t trade it for any other life (Anthony Minghella Quotes) You know, you lose a lot of social skills if you’re a writer. You spend too long alone. And it’s forced me to address that (Anthony Minghella Quotes) The feeling of not belonging, of not being entirely worthy, of being sometimes hostage to your own sensibilities. Those things speak to me very personally (Anthony Minghella Quotes) I work fitfully, in hope rather than in expectation, invent methods which last a week, and fill notebooks with tiny, illegible writing which often defies my own attempts to decipher it (Anthony Minghella Quotes) I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write (Anthony Minghella Quotes)