Michael Almereyda quotes

“It's about love and loss, it struck me as a meaningful and compelling story, and the shifts in reality offered up strong visual possibilities.”
-- Michael Almereyda

Source : "Production Report: 'Anomaly,' 'I Believe in America,' 'In A Dark Place…,' 'Jam,' 'Tonight at Noon'" by Jason Guerrasio, www.indiewire.com. October 4, 2005.

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“Gerry Fialka's annual PXL THIS is a reliably surprising and seductive round-up of recent work achieved with the PXL 2000 camera. This humble outdated “toy” continues to bring out the visionary child in filmmakers and viewers alike, and no one has kept the PXL flame burning longer or brighter than Gerry.”
-- Michael Almereyda

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“Pop culture is more and more about skulls and skeletons and zombies and vampires, and that's not just on Halloween.”
-- Michael Almereyda

Source : Source: www.hitfix.com

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“I've always been fond of the advice I once heard from Robert Frank, "Keep your eyes open."”
-- Michael Almereyda

Source : Source: www.indiewire.com

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“The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 25, 2014

“I wanted to write some lyrics that had some meaning to them, lyrics that were meaningful to me and hopefully people can take something from that.”

“Young people are often asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' and given advice about how to lead meaningful adult lives, but where's the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?”

“The key.. will be a new public awareness of how serious is the threat to the global environment. Those who have a vested interest in the status quo will probably continue to be able to stifle any meaningful change until enough citizens.. are willing to speak out.”

“Competition in its best form is a test of self. It has nothing to do with medals. The winner is the person who gets the most out of themselves.”

“No matter how strong a condom is, it won't protect you from a broken heart.”

Source : A. C. Green (1994). “Victory”, Creation House

“But it became clear as time went on that in Mr. Bush's mind the New World Order was founded on a convergence of goals and interests between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, so strong and permanent that they would work as a team through the U.N. Security Council.”

“Of course, the advantage is that, being in this business, you get to learn a lot, experience a lot of new things, and you can become real successful. The disadvantage is, of course the negative media. People may try to manipulate you and control you, and those are the things you have to avoid. But if you maintain strong family values and you believe in God, you can be successful. So, it's been tough, but I've gotten through it because I stuck with my family and my deep belief in God.”

“I get to keep you,” he said, staring at me with an intensity that made me shiver. “Keep me?” I asked, reaching up to kiss his chin and trail kisses down his perfect neck. “Not here. I can’t take much more, Pagan. I’m only so strong,” he said in a husky voice as he pulled me against his chest. “You’re mine now. While you walk the Earth you belong to me. Nothing can hurt you.” I heard a touch of humor in his voice. “It’s pretty impossible to hurt what Death protects.”

“Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope. The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.”

Source : Abdallah II's Speech at the Mideast summit in Aqaba, Jordan, edition.cnn.com. June 4, 2003.