Although for some people cinema means something superficial and glamorous, it is something else. I think it is the mirror of the world.
If the United Nations is not as united as it should be, that is because it is a reflection of the world we live in.
Novels are the means by which we can escape the moment we are imprisoned in, but at the same time, the roots of a novel are in the world in which it is written. We write, and we read, to understand the world we live in.
Art is contemplation of the world in a state of grace and imaginatively reflecting that subjective understanding.
I think it's a good thing for everybody that we see the entire world reflected back at us on our screens.
Each time you see a Western movie, it's a good reflection of where things are in the world at that time. It's probably one of the purest forms of cinema that really tells you where the world is.
But love is just as important as politics to me. They both exist in the world, you know? And if you dont reflect the entire world around you, then youre leaving something out.
I'm glad to say I'm experiencing more of a conversation in my artistic workforce world than I ever have before. But it's a job, as an artist, to reflect the world we live in; that's our job.
The reason my games are chaotic is that the world is chaotic, not me. I don't aim for bad endings - they just naturally come out.
When you are writing fiction your task is to reflect the fullest complications of the world
Literature delivers tidings of the world within and the world without.
The thing that's interesting about science fiction is that it is always, when it is done well, a lens on our world. And yet it is a metaphor.
Documentaries shouldn't just reflect the world: they should try and explain why reality is like it is.
All the world can be found in poetry. All you need to see and hear. All the moments, good and bad, joyous and sad.
