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The British media is sinking down, as the American news media has lowered the bar for all of humanity. British news media is definitely trying to stoop down to that level. Everyone is stooping to the lowest common denominator.

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Frederick Wiseman

I do not think that my films or films by any other filmmaker represent "THE TRUTH. " I do not feel the need to categorize my films or anyone else's.

Categorize, Film, Films, Needs, Thinking, Truth
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My job as a film editor is to construct a dramatic narrative because otherwise it's just a chaotic arrangement of sequences.

Arrangement, Dramatic, Editors, Jobs, Narrative, Sequences

I think I've learned a lot about how to make movies, and particularly about how to edit movies by thinking about how similar problems are resolved in other forms. The issues in all forms are the same in an abstract sense, aren't they? Characterization, abstraction, metaphor, passage of time. . . Whether it's a movie, a novel, a play, or a poem, those issues exist. And each person resolves them differently.

Abstract, Issues, Play, Resolved, Resolves, Thinking

I'm drawn to making movies about contemporary life. The reason I choose institutions is because they provide a limit, a boundary.

Boundaries, Boundary, Drawn, Limits, Reason

Even if I know I'm going to go to a church, I don't know what the minister's going to say.

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Paris is a beautiful city to walk around in. And, you know, all the obvious things: I like the museums, I like the theater, I like the dance. And it's manageable. The food's good. I know a lot of interesting people here. I lived in Boston for 50 years or more. Wherever I am, I'm usually holed up most of the time in the editing room, and so, when I leave the editing room, even if I just take a walk, it's gorgeous. And I walk everywhere. I'm a victim of the seduction of Paris.

Beautiful, Dance, Lived, Museums, Paris, Years
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