Witold Walczak quotes

“There is nothing more American than raising your voice in protest, and there is nothing more un-American than a government that attempts to hit the mute button when it doesn't like what it hears.”
-- Witold Walczak

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“Words alone can rarely justify censorship. If we censor words themselves without looking at the context, we could shut down much of the entertainment industry.”
-- Witold Walczak

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“The reporters are needed to validate the historical record.”
-- Witold Walczak

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“Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can't limit it to one particular culture.”

Source : Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. April 28, 2005.

“I'm a vegetarian and very much active in regards to how I feel about animal rights and protecting animals and giving animals a voice. But at the same time, I appreciate and respect other people's decisions to eat meat. The only thing that I hope is that people are educated, that they're aware, that they're living a conscious lifestyle.”

“There are some different things I'm writing and developing, but I don't know where they'll go. They're fun stuff that I would be in and are written in my voice, for me.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“But understand that I want to remain alone, truly alone, so I can precede my face, my voice, my hell without anyone telling me which is the best path, without anyone laughing at the giant's wings and the dwarf's legs that impede my gait.”

“[The U.S. government] was tired of treaties. They were tired of sacred hills. They were tired of ghost dances. And they were tired of all the inconveniences of the Sioux. So they brought out their cannons. 'You want to be an Indian now?' they said, finger on the trigger.”

“It was, however, resolved that 'we use our private influence at present to prevent our brethren from going into court and promising to obey the law; and as soon as possible we take steps to get some flavors from the government for those who already have more wives than one.'”

“Public opinion in this country is everything.”

“Photographers feel guilty that all they do for a living is press a button.”

“To use an electronics analogy, closing a book on a bookmark is like pressing the Stop button, whereas when you leave the book facedown, you've only pressed Pause.”

“The thing that was most interesting to me was getting my first prints back from the printer and realizing photography doesn't end with the click of a button, it starts there. Printing is so exciting.”