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My father was brought up in an orphanage in the Catskills. He was a factory worker. And because his family wasn't there for him, family was everything. We could disagree inside the house, but outside the house it was us against the world. So when I became a drag actor, he looked sideways but said okay. ↗

— Harvey Fierstein

#against #became #because #brought #could

There's a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual beauty, and adds depth to pictures that they wouldn't have if the music wasn't there. ↗

— Mike Figgis

#beauty #condition #counterpoint #depth #gives

Each film is different. Time Code was very quick - a matter of months. Miss Julie has been on my shelf as a script for some seven or eight years. But then the shooting process was very quick - 16 days. ↗

— Mike Figgis

#code #days #different #each #eight

I am intrigued enough to want to continue, and also to try and work with companies like Sony on modifying the cameras and making them more user-friendly and efficient. ↗

— Mike Figgis

#am #cameras #companies #continue #efficient

Liberty is worth paying for. ↗

— Jules Verne

#paying #worth

I started using film as part of live theatre performance - what used to be called performance art - and I became intrigued by film. ↗

— Mike Figgis

#became #called #film #i #intrigued

We were alone. Where, I could not say, hardly imagine. All was black, and such a dense black that, after some minutes, my eyes had not been able to discern even the faintest glimmer. ↗

— Jules Verne

#after #alone #been #black #could

I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way. ↗

— Mike Figgis

#cinema #country #each #fan #huge

It's difficult working with very rich actors, because inevitably they become a little spoilt, and the managers and agents tend to control things more than is healthy. ↗

— Mike Figgis

#because #become #control #difficult #healthy

I have a lot of sympathy for young people because I realize how disturbed I was. How would I deal with life in the future? What would I do for a living? ↗

— Clyde Tombaugh

#deal #disturbed #future #how #i