Stanley Cavell Quotes:
Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: b. September 1, 1926
Birthday: September 1
One impulse of photography, as immediate as its impulse to extend the visible, is to theatricalize its subjects. The photographer's command, Watch the birdie! is essentially a stage direction.
source: Stanley Cavell (1979). “The World Viewed: Reflections on the Ontology of Film”, p.90, Harvard University Press
topic: Photography, Watches, Photographer, Stage Directions
