"Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail."
-Jean Cocteau
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"The extreme limit of wisdom, that's what the public calls madness."
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"The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up."
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"James Cameron has always been way ahead of the curve in terms of the use of technology in his movies."
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"There's some movies I watch, they're kind of like my anti-anxiety pill, my anti-depressant pill. I watch them at least once or twice a month probably. And I never stop learning from them as a filmmaker."
-Mike Mills
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"I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen."
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"What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women are. We don't treasure women as they get older."
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"I guess I watch movies to make myself happier a lot."
-Mike Mills
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-Zoe Kazan
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