From the category archives:

Film

Opting Out

July 31, 2009

in Entrepreneurship,Film,Words

“I’ve thought
about this
quite a bit,
sir,

and I would have
to say
considering
what’s waiting
out there
for me

I don’t want
to sell anything
buy anything
or process
anything –
as a
career.

I don’t want
to sell anything
bought
or processed.

Buy anything
sold
or processed

or
process anything
sold
bought –
or processed,

or repair anything
sold
bought
or processed.

You know,
as a career:
I don’t want
to do that.”

– Lloyd Dobler (played by John Cusack) in Say Anything, outlining the aversions that led him to choose a career in kickboxing.

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“…it’s such a sadness…”

June 10, 2009

in Audience,Film,Invention,Tools,Video

David Lynch, on wee media formats:

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What We Let In — And Out

April 26, 2009

in Adaptation,Film,Learning,Senses

The “former mayor of NY” character, in Shortbus:

“New Yorkers are permeable…therefore, we’re sane.  Consequently, we’re the target of the impermeable — and the insane.”

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Santé

March 4, 2009

in Film,Storytelling

“You’re not hungry?”

“It won’t go down.”

“I never thought I’d see the day you’d turn down fresh truffles.”

“Alas, that day is here.”

“A sip of wine?”

“Drink to my health — and tell me how good it is.”

The Barbarian Invasions cannot be summarized, in any single image, or fragment of dialogue — or even an entire film, for that matter.

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