Maybe directors who are more interested in realism and naturalism come from cities, where they see things on their doorstep every day. But growing up as a kid in a very pretty but ever-so-slightly boring town, where not a great deal happened, encouraged me to be more escapist, more imaginative, and more of a daydreamer.
Interpretation
The quote reflects on how a person's environment shapes their creativity and imagination.
Edgar Wright's quote emphasizes the influence of one's upbringing on their artistic perspective. Growing up in a picturesque yet uneventful town fostered a sense of escapism and imagination, contrasting with more urban experiences that might emphasize realism. This highlights how different environments can lead to varying artistic inclinations and creative expressions.
In practice
In a film class discussion about the influences on filmmakers.
What 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' and 'World's End' do is smuggle a different movie under the guise of a zombie movie or a cop or alien invasion movie. Even though they all have action and carnage, they are really films about growing up and taking responsibility.
There are plenty of movies that you need to chew on a bit. Movies that you return to and see something different in the second time around.
Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous, you don't want it.
What's wrong with hip-hop is the system that controls the definition of it. There needs to be more balance on the airwaves.
But it was the singing that pulled me in and split me wide open.
It is a pity to make a mystery out of what should most easily be understood. There is nothing occult about the thought that all things maybe made well or made ill. A work of art is a well-made thing - that is all. It may be a well-made statue of a well-made chair or a well-made book. Art is not a special sauce applied to ordinary cooking; it is the cooking itself that is good. Most simply and generally, Art may be thought of as "The Well Doing of What Needs Doing."
There are people who've enjoyed my work in the theater, and they let me know that it was special for them. I'm not going to say, 'Well, you should have seen me as Gandalf!'
The painter must give a completely free rein to any feeling or sensations he may have and reject nothing to which he is naturally drawn.
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