"The essence of cinema does not lie in the images, but in the relation between the images!" Eisenstein, 1926
"Images ought not to signify ideas, but rather to construct and motivate them..." Eisenstein
"...outside of agitation, the cinema does not exist." Montage of Cine-Attractions
"One learns by teaching others. Pedagogy is transitive. Or it isn't pedagogy" Augusto Boal
Directing is the art of manipulation. Directing is the science of control. Anatoly
You direct or you are directed. Anatoly
Directing is imposing the slavery. The rest is freedom. A
Direct, follow or get lost. From the Greeks
Directing is a thought. AA
I am often asked why I don't pass on to young people what I have accomplished over the years. Actually, I would like very much to do so. Ninety-nine percent of those who worked as my assistant directors have now become directors in their own right. But I don't think any of them took the trouble to learn the most important things. Akira Kurosawa
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