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Atom Egoyan Quotes

My parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we’re able to transcend and give a response to desecration Picture Quote #1

That is where the irony of the film comes off, in terms of the language it employs - where he tries desperately to be a ‘TV Dad,’ to give advice and it’s so pat it becomes ridiculous Picture Quote #1

I find it deeply upsetting when I see justice not being served. How do we as human beings deal with the unknown? The West Memphis Three trial is a joke on so many different levels Picture Quote #1

I just think I love the process of making films. It’s not tortuous for me at all. I love being with my crew. I love actors. There’s a joy to the process Picture Quote #1

We’re lucky to be making films. My crew and I have been working together for a long time. I think that that’s what emanates Picture Quote #1

I love when people are resilient and when they form ways of dealing with grief or dealing with some traumatic episode, and sometimes those are the wrong choices Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes you think you want to know something, but it’s actually more exciting and more resonant when you have to try [and figure it out] Picture Quote #1

I started in theater and I wanted to write plays, but I never really found an original voice as a playwright Picture Quote #1

I have always felt that this story is universal. When I began to understand the details of the history, I felt that the most compelling aspect was not what happened, but what continues to happen and how it is denied Picture Quote #1

You can talk about Holocaust denial, but it’s really marginal for the most part. What is compelling about the Armenian genocide, is how it has been forgotten Picture Quote #1

April 24th was another commemoration of the genocide of Armenia people by Turkey. The perpetrator never admitted the crime. I was raised with that, this question: how do you actually find the truth of such a traumatic event? I’m obsessed with that issue Picture Quote #1

I make my living doing freelance directing for North American television shot in Toronto, series like Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Twilight Zone, and so forth Picture Quote #1

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Don’t get depressed about not being where you want to be. This nagging feeling of anxiety is actually called ambition. Ambition is your friend Picture Quote #1

The biggest problem with the independent film sector in Toronto is that they find themselves having to make that budget show on screen Picture Quote #1

The film camera’s ability to physically move through space, not zoom through space - every time we have a video camera the movement is through zoom; every time we have a film camera it is a physical movement Picture Quote #1

These are very subtle things, of course, and I don’t expect everyone to pick them up consciously, but I think that there is something there that you must be able to feel, there is an energy at work that I must trust my audience will be able to pick up at some level Picture Quote #1

When you make a film like this, you must have the highest expectations of your audience. Having worked in situations where we have the lowest expectations of our audience Picture Quote #1

These sorts of things can happen, identities can be switched, the emotional implications are something that he has not been trained to feel. His whole life has been about separating himself from these sorts of actions Picture Quote #1

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When you’re working with a smaller budget I suppose one of the things that has to be in your mind when you are writing is that you have to keep the characters down to a minimum Picture Quote #1

As a producer, I think one of the most important decisions you make is not necessarily the material you are working on but the production apparatus that you choose to develop the project with, and that determines what funding you go to, it determines many factors Picture Quote #1

I mean, if you are directing actors to do one thing and then directing them to do something else entirely because the one thing you wanted them to do may not work, then you are just shattering their confidence in the project Picture Quote #1

I think ultimately if you have a very high expectation of your audience and you know exactly what it is you’re trying to express through the medium of film, there will always be an audience for you Picture Quote #1

I wanted to make sure that the environment of the shooting itself was not that controlled, and the way to go about that course was to work with as small a crew as possible Picture Quote #1

It is about this very abstract sense of displacement that he feels the moment he turns off the television Picture Quote #1

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It was very important that it be done in such a way that it be executed with complete conviction. If I had done it both ways, if I was trying to cover myself in case it didn’t work, then it would have been to no purpose Picture Quote #1

My parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we’re able to transcend and give a response to desecration Picture Quote #1

The fathers greatest folly is that he believes he can be a much more simple person than he is; he is not really able to deal with his own complexity as a human being Picture Quote #1

There is a certain moment in the film when the son is in the nursing home and he goes to the television and turns it off because he sees himself in the image Picture Quote #1

Working on the themes I was interested in, through the context of a particular family, was a very economical way of dealing with a lot of the issues I was concerned with Picture Quote #1

You are traveling and see these people shooting the entire experience of going through a city, and maybe in the back of their minds they sustain the illusion that they will edit it all, but I don’t think that’s it Picture Quote #1

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My parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we’re able to transcend and give a response to desecration. (Atom Egoyan Quotes) That is where the irony of the film comes off, in terms of the language it employs - where he tries desperately to be a ‘TV Dad,’ to give advice and it’s so pat it becomes ridiculous (Atom Egoyan Quotes) I find it deeply upsetting when I see justice not being served. How do we as human beings deal with the unknown? The West Memphis Three trial is a joke on so many different levels (Atom Egoyan Quotes) I just think I love the process of making films. It’s not tortuous for me at all. I love being with my crew. I love actors. There’s a joy to the process (Atom Egoyan Quotes) We’re lucky to be making films. My crew and I have been working together for a long time. I think that that’s what emanates (Atom Egoyan Quotes) I love when people are resilient and when they form ways of dealing with grief or dealing with some traumatic episode, and sometimes those are the wrong choices (Atom Egoyan Quotes) Sometimes you think you want to know something, but it’s actually more exciting and more resonant when you have to try [and figure it out] (Atom Egoyan Quotes) I started in theater and I wanted to write plays, but I never really found an original voice as a playwright (Atom Egoyan Quotes) I have always felt that this story is universal. When I began to understand the details of the history, I felt that the most compelling aspect was not what happened, but what continues to happen and how it is denied (Atom Egoyan Quotes) You can talk about Holocaust denial, but it’s really marginal for the most part. What is compelling about the Armenian genocide, is how it has been forgotten (Atom Egoyan Quotes) April 24th was another commemoration of the genocide of Armenia people by Turkey. The perpetrator never admitted the crime. I was raised with that, this question: how do you actually find the truth of such a traumatic event? I’m obsessed with that issue (Atom Egoyan Quotes) I make my living doing freelance directing for North American television shot in Toronto, series like Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Twilight Zone, and so forth. (Atom Egoyan Quotes) Don’t get depressed about not being where you want to be. This nagging feeling of anxiety is actually called ambition. Ambition is your friend. (Atom Egoyan Quotes) The biggest problem with the independent film sector in Toronto is that they find themselves having to make that budget show on screen. (Atom Egoyan Quotes) The film camera’s ability to physically move through space, not zoom through space - every time we have a video camera the movement is through zoom; every time we have a film camera it is a physical movement. (Atom Egoyan Quotes) These are very subtle things, of course, and I don’t expect everyone to pick them up consciously, but I think that there is something there that you must be able to feel, there is an energy at work that I must trust my audience will be able to pick up at some level (Atom Egoyan Quotes) When you make a film like this, you must have the highest expectations of your audience. Having worked in situations where we have the lowest expectations of our audience (Atom Egoyan Quotes) These sorts of things can happen, identities can be switched, the emotional implications are something that he has not been trained to feel. His whole life has been about separating himself from these sorts of actions (Atom Egoyan Quotes) When you’re working with a smaller budget I suppose one of the things that has to be in your mind when you are writing is that you have to keep the characters down to a minimum (Atom Egoyan Quotes) As a producer, I think one of the most important decisions you make is not necessarily the material you are working on but the production apparatus that you choose to develop the project with, and that determines what funding you go to, it determines many factors (Atom Egoyan Quotes) I mean, if you are directing actors to do one thing and then directing them to do something else entirely because the one thing you wanted them to do may not work, then you are just shattering their confidence in the project (Atom Egoyan Quotes) I think ultimately if you have a very high expectation of your audience and you know exactly what it is you’re trying to express through the medium of film, there will always be an audience for you (Atom Egoyan Quotes) I wanted to make sure that the environment of the shooting itself was not that controlled, and the way to go about that course was to work with as small a crew as possible (Atom Egoyan Quotes) It is about this very abstract sense of displacement that he feels the moment he turns off the television (Atom Egoyan Quotes) It was very important that it be done in such a way that it be executed with complete conviction. If I had done it both ways, if I was trying to cover myself in case it didn’t work, then it would have been to no purpose (Atom Egoyan Quotes) My parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we’re able to transcend and give a response to desecration (Atom Egoyan Quotes) The fathers greatest folly is that he believes he can be a much more simple person than he is; he is not really able to deal with his own complexity as a human being (Atom Egoyan Quotes) There is a certain moment in the film when the son is in the nursing home and he goes to the television and turns it off because he sees himself in the image (Atom Egoyan Quotes) Working on the themes I was interested in, through the context of a particular family, was a very economical way of dealing with a lot of the issues I was concerned with (Atom Egoyan Quotes) You are traveling and see these people shooting the entire experience of going through a city, and maybe in the back of their minds they sustain the illusion that they will edit it all, but I don’t think that’s it (Atom Egoyan Quotes)

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