Mark Canton quotes

“Being involved in movies is my passion. What's gotten me off the mat is the sense of the child in all of us. I feel like the same guy as I did back in the mail room, but with more wisdom, from the depths of experience to the heights.”
-- Mark Canton

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

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“The grand scale and immersive nature of The IMAX Experience gives Spiderwick a brand new level of excitement. In IMAX theatres, fans will be drawn into the movie even further and feel as if they are actually part of the story.”
-- Mark Canton

Source : "Paramount Pictures' The Spiderwick Chronicles to Be Released in IMAX". movieweb.com. October 30, 2007.

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“Going to the movies still remains, arguably, amongst the best communal experiences that human beings can share.”
-- Mark Canton

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“Hollywood is a place of great irony at all times.”
-- Mark Canton

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

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“I am fortunate enough to have worked on, and continue to work on, evolutionary movies in all formats from just simple good story telling, which still matters most of all, to CG movies to tent-pole size 3D movies, and genre 3D movies like 'Piranha 3D.”
-- Mark Canton

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“To be honest, I found the 3D in 'Avatar' to be inconsistent and while ground breaking in many respects, sometimes I thought it overwhelmed the storytelling. Technology aside, I wish 'Avatar' had been more original in its storytelling.”
-- Mark Canton

Source : "The SUNDAY FUNNIES: James Cameron Hates Piranha 3D and Taylor Lautner Lawsuit Updates" by Brian Gallagher, movieweb.com. September 5, 2010.

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“The world has obviously changed in terms of the way filmmakers and actors and writers often look at their own careers. They all seem to want to include in their own process - along with some of their iconic and franchise-driven movies.”
-- Mark Canton

Source : Source: www.indiewire.com

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“Clearly, audiences are very accepting of A-list talent both giving them what they want - Tom Hanks is the most classic example - and then going on, from time to time, to do things that are unexpected. That's part of what makes people want to go to the movies and not just sit home.”
-- Mark Canton

Source : Source: www.indiewire.com

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“I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.”

“I think that the young people today feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to their brothers and sisters because of the sacrifices that most families make to send their children to college.”

“When we have accepted Jesus Christ, we have become akin to the Father; having become real children of God, we then have the spirit of sonship by which we can come into His presence and make known our wants in a familiar way.”

“To the Parisians, and especially to the children, all Americans are now 'heros du cinema.' This is particularly disconcerting to sensitive war correspondents, if any, aware, as they are, that these innocent thanks belong to those American combat troops who won the beachhead and then made the breakthrough. There are few such men in Paris.”

“Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and other favorites of the nursery.”

“Everything. I have done everything you wanted...You asked that the child be taken. I took him. You cowered before me. I was frightening...I have reordered time...I have turned the world upside down...And I have done it all for you. I am exhausted from living up to your expectations.”

“Let never man be bold enough to say, Thus, and no farther shall my passion stray: The first crime, past, compels us into more, And guilt grows fate, that was but choice, before.”

Source : Aaron Hill (1760). “The Dramatic Works of Aaron Hill, Esq”, p.411

“I’ve been the same guy since day one. No matter how successful I am in life, I’m going to stay true to myself and stay humble and grounded. I feel like that’s where your success comes from. Once you get that big head, it’s over. You feel like you can’t be stopped. Staying humble is the only way you can be great.”

“I'm not sure how to describe my style. A lot of my work is dark and looks a bit sad, which is strange because I'm such a smiley, over-the-top positive guy who wears gold shoes most days.”

“You never really know the guy until you sit down with him.”

Source : "Adam Baldwin Talks THE LAST SHIP, Auditioning for Michael Bay, Striking Up a Friendship with Eric Dane, Looking Back on FIREFLY and THE INSIDE, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 6, 2014.