The fathers greatest folly is that he believes he can be a much more simple person than he is; he is not really able to deal with his own complexity as a human being.
My parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we're able to transcend and give a response to desecration. - Atom Egoyan
My parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we're able to transcend and give a response to desecration.
- Atom Egoyan
Though I am still very vulnerable to audiences—and it happens all the time - where for some reason the energy doesn’t connect and, since the film is … - Atom Egoyan
Though I am still very vulnerable to audiences—and it happens all the time - where for some reason the energy doesn’t connect and, since the film is …
You can talk about Holocaust denial, but it's really marginal for the most part. What is compelling about the Armenian genocide, is how it has been f… - Atom Egoyan
You can talk about Holocaust denial, but it's really marginal for the most part. What is compelling about the Armenian genocide, is how it has been f…
I mean, if you are directing actors to do one thing and then directing them to do something else entirely because the one thing you wanted them to do… - Atom Egoyan
I mean, if you are directing actors to do one thing and then directing them to do something else entirely because the one thing you wanted them to do…
People make decisions that may have one intent and yet are somehow perverted into something else. And sometimes it's because of design. Sometimes it'… - Atom Egoyan
People make decisions that may have one intent and yet are somehow perverted into something else. And sometimes it's because of design. Sometimes it'…
I think in the '80s, when I started making films, we were all suspicious of these technologies. We were all convinced they would filter out any emoti… - Atom Egoyan
I think in the '80s, when I started making films, we were all suspicious of these technologies. We were all convinced they would filter out any emoti…
I do think you fall in love when you feel that something of your story is being listened to for the first time, or you feel someone else is hearing i… - Atom Egoyan
I do think you fall in love when you feel that something of your story is being listened to for the first time, or you feel someone else is hearing i…
Don’t get depressed about not being where you want to be. This nagging feeling of anxiety is actually called ambition. Ambition is your friend. - Atom Egoyan
Don’t get depressed about not being where you want to be. This nagging feeling of anxiety is actually called ambition. Ambition is your friend.
The directing process is often a continuation of the writing. This is just a different skill-set. - Atom Egoyan
The directing process is often a continuation of the writing. This is just a different skill-set.
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