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Nicolas Roeg Quotes

We can’t get our youth back Picture Quote #1

Nature repeats itself, but it never starts from the beginning Picture Quote #1

Our lives are full of all the genres. Fear and hope and sadness Picture Quote #1

We all have our beliefs or our agnosticism Picture Quote #1

I like getting up early, but I haven’t got a routine - mainly because I never have a clear idea of what day of the week it is Picture Quote #1

Our memory and the movies keep movie stars alive for us, and Tony Curtis is still a star Picture Quote #1

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I made a film called ‘Bad Timing’ that I thought everybody would respond to. It was about obsessive love and physical obsession. I thought this must touch everyone, from university dons down Picture Quote #1

Oscars are won with two or three shots only, because if it’s really beautifully photographed, you don’t really notice it until the astounding moment emphasizes it Picture Quote #1

There was a village watercolour society and they’d come and paint in my field. I watched them from the window, the way they would struggle this way and that to find the perfect moment. God has made every angle on that beautiful, and I felt that tremendously Picture Quote #1

You can’t hide in life. We are all being watched by some larger vision Picture Quote #1

There’s horror in your life, believe me, whether it’s coming, or you’ve just been lucky to miss it today Picture Quote #1

I hate it when people talk about Tony Curtis and say: ‘His real name was Bernie Schwartz... ‘ That was just the name that he was given at birth. It’s not the person he lived his life with, and became Picture Quote #1

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When I went to the cinema as a boy, when I saw a war film, I thought the general was the star, and that Cary Grant was an extra. I had no idea about the structure of film, but I loved going to the cinema Picture Quote #1

When you admire someone’s work, you are amazed by who you think they are Picture Quote #1

Men and women’s needs and desires overlap but go in different directions as well Picture Quote #1

I was very glad later when I was directing that I wasn’t in the hands of a cinematographer and hoping that he would do it well. I would know what he was doing, and we could discuss how that scene would look Picture Quote #1

I imagine if aliens came down to Earth, they’d actually be quite tall; people seem to get everything right about extraterrestrials but the size! Picture Quote #1

Grief is an emotion that’s almost unplayable because you’re in a separate emotional state; it’s an inconsolable emotion Picture Quote #1

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I think I’ve never really liked the idea of genre, a film that follows the rules of a genre Picture Quote #1

Eureka’ was very bad timing. The early 1980s: Reagan and Thatcher were in, greed was good, and here was a film about the richest man in the world who still couldn’t be happy. Politically and sociologically, it was out of step Picture Quote #1

The great difference between screen acting and theatre acting is that screen acting is about reacting - 75% of the time, great screen actors are great reactors Picture Quote #1

I’ve always admired the tradition of storytellers who sat in the public market and told their stories to gathered crowds. They’d start with a single premise and talk for hours - the notion of one story, ever-changing but never-ending Picture Quote #1

Youth is so exciting. It’ll take over. I don’t want to be swept away. I want to be with the taking-over people, right to the end Picture Quote #1

Movies are not scripts - movies are films; they’re not books, they’re not the theatre Picture Quote #1

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But in marketing, the familiar is everything, and that is controlled by the studio. That is reaching its apogee now Picture Quote #1

Fear has many faces Picture Quote #1

In life, we all learn from everyone Picture Quote #1

My father was an extraordinary man Picture Quote #1

Mirrors are the essence of movies Picture Quote #1

We’re all influenced by everything unless we’re locked in an empty room Picture Quote #1

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We can’t get our youth back (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) Nature repeats itself, but it never starts from the beginning (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) Our lives are full of all the genres. Fear and hope and sadness. (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) We all have our beliefs or our agnosticism (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) I like getting up early, but I haven’t got a routine - mainly because I never have a clear idea of what day of the week it is. (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) Our memory and the movies keep movie stars alive for us, and Tony Curtis is still a star (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) I made a film called ‘Bad Timing’ that I thought everybody would respond to. It was about obsessive love and physical obsession. I thought this must touch everyone, from university dons down. (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) Oscars are won with two or three shots only, because if it’s really beautifully photographed, you don’t really notice it until the astounding moment emphasizes it. (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) There was a village watercolour society and they’d come and paint in my field. I watched them from the window, the way they would struggle this way and that to find the perfect moment. God has made every angle on that beautiful, and I felt that tremendously. (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) You can’t hide in life. We are all being watched by some larger vision. (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) There’s horror in your life, believe me, whether it’s coming, or you’ve just been lucky to miss it today. (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) I hate it when people talk about Tony Curtis and say: ‘His real name was Bernie Schwartz... ‘ That was just the name that he was given at birth. It’s not the person he lived his life with, and became. (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) When I went to the cinema as a boy, when I saw a war film, I thought the general was the star, and that Cary Grant was an extra. I had no idea about the structure of film, but I loved going to the cinema. (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) When you admire someone’s work, you are amazed by who you think they are (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) Men and women’s needs and desires overlap but go in different directions as well (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) I was very glad later when I was directing that I wasn’t in the hands of a cinematographer and hoping that he would do it well. I would know what he was doing, and we could discuss how that scene would look. (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) I imagine if aliens came down to Earth, they’d actually be quite tall; people seem to get everything right about extraterrestrials but the size! (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) Grief is an emotion that’s almost unplayable because you’re in a separate emotional state; it’s an inconsolable emotion. (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) I think I’ve never really liked the idea of genre, a film that follows the rules of a genre (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) Eureka’ was very bad timing. The early 1980s: Reagan and Thatcher were in, greed was good, and here was a film about the richest man in the world who still couldn’t be happy. Politically and sociologically, it was out of step. (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) The great difference between screen acting and theatre acting is that screen acting is about reacting - 75% of the time, great screen actors are great reactors (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) I’ve always admired the tradition of storytellers who sat in the public market and told their stories to gathered crowds. They’d start with a single premise and talk for hours - the notion of one story, ever-changing but never-ending (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) Youth is so exciting. It’ll take over. I don’t want to be swept away. I want to be with the taking-over people, right to the end (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) Movies are not scripts - movies are films; they’re not books, they’re not the theatre (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) But in marketing, the familiar is everything, and that is controlled by the studio. That is reaching its apogee now (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) Fear has many faces (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) In life, we all learn from everyone (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) My father was an extraordinary man (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) Mirrors are the essence of movies (Nicolas Roeg Quotes) We’re all influenced by everything unless we’re locked in an empty room (Nicolas Roeg Quotes)

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