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John Boorman Quotes

I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite of number of Kurosawa’s crew Picture Quote #1

I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through pictures Picture Quote #1

There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of a rather stiff, disciplined Englishman. And then he had this kind of romantic side to him. I think being true to both sides of your nature is important Picture Quote #1

All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as a story that has survived Picture Quote #1

I’m trying to suggest a kind of Middle Earth, in Tolkien terms. It’s a contiguous world; it’s like ours but different Picture Quote #1

Black-and-white gives you that sort of parallel world. Also, it’s very close to the condition of dreaming, to the unconscious Picture Quote #1

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The resistance to [black-and-white] is huge, in the way that you have to sell the film. It’s difficult to distribute around the world Picture Quote #1

What we need is someone to abolish the House Of Lords, get rid of the Royal Family Picture Quote #1

What is passion? Passion is surely the becoming of a person Picture Quote #1

It’s so easy to manipulate an audience, but it’s nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that are not critically attuned are aware of cynical manipulation in film Picture Quote #1

When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting Picture Quote #1

You can’t get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you have to be aware of the range of the actor and, if necessary, alter the part to suit the actor Picture Quote #1

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The more extreme and the more expressed that passion is, the more unbearable does life seem without it. It reminds us that if passion dies or is denied, we are partly dead Picture Quote #1

What is passion? It is surely the becoming of a person. Are we not, for most of our lives, marking time? Most of our being is at rest, unlived. In passion, the body and the spirit seek expression outside of self. Passion is all that is other from self. Sex is only interesting when it releases passion. The more extreme and the more expressed that passion is, the more unbearable does life seem without it. It reminds us that if passion dies or is denied, we are partly dead and that soon, come what may, we will be wholly so Picture Quote #1

I love green. Green is the color of nature, trees. I’m a tree freak. I spend a lot of my time planting trees, nurturing them, and studying them. It’s one of the colors I couldn’t live without Picture Quote #1

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I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite of number of Kurosawa’s crew (John Boorman Quotes) I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through pictures (John Boorman Quotes) There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of a rather stiff, disciplined Englishman. And then he had this kind of romantic side to him. I think being true to both sides of your nature is important (John Boorman Quotes) All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as a story that has survived (John Boorman Quotes) I’m trying to suggest a kind of Middle Earth, in Tolkien terms. It’s a contiguous world; it’s like ours but different (John Boorman Quotes) Black-and-white gives you that sort of parallel world. Also, it’s very close to the condition of dreaming, to the unconscious (John Boorman Quotes) The resistance to [black-and-white] is huge, in the way that you have to sell the film. It’s difficult to distribute around the world (John Boorman Quotes) What we need is someone to abolish the House Of Lords, get rid of the Royal Family (John Boorman Quotes) What is passion? Passion is surely the becoming of a person (John Boorman Quotes) It’s so easy to manipulate an audience, but it’s nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that are not critically attuned are aware of cynical manipulation in film (John Boorman Quotes) When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting (John Boorman Quotes) You can’t get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you have to be aware of the range of the actor and, if necessary, alter the part to suit the actor (John Boorman Quotes) The more extreme and the more expressed that passion is, the more unbearable does life seem without it. It reminds us that if passion dies or is denied, we are partly dead (John Boorman Quotes) What is passion? It is surely the becoming of a person. Are we not, for most of our lives, marking time? Most of our being is at rest, unlived. In passion, the body and the spirit seek expression outside of self. Passion is all that is other from self. Sex is only interesting when it releases passion. The more extreme and the more expressed that passion is, the more unbearable does life seem without it. It reminds us that if passion dies or is denied, we are partly dead and that soon, come what may, we will be wholly so (John Boorman Quotes) I love green. Green is the color of nature, trees. I’m a tree freak. I spend a lot of my time planting trees, nurturing them, and studying them. It’s one of the colors I couldn’t live without (John Boorman Quotes)