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Quote by Jane Campion
I feel that directors at times are like the janitors on the set. I

I feel that directors at times are like the janitors on the set. I am the secretary, I am the organizer, I am the maid, and I ask if they have eaten or rested. The best things are always out of your control. Its those moments that surpass the imagination that are thrilling. – Jane Campion

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I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but its not part of a sensible way of living. Its a heroic path and it generally ends dangerously. – Jane Campion

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Romantic
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Jane Campion
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And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for me, its just been so worth the effort. Its like Im planting a garden in my head. – Jane Campion

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Poetry
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But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. Whats appealing is that you dont have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem. – Jane Campion

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Freedom
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Imagination
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I have an imagination because my life is so boring that my imagination lets me get off the reality of whats going on. – Dave Attell

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Most people have no imagination. If they could imagine the sufferings of others, they would not make them suffer so. What separated a German mother from a French mother? – Ernst Toller

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Imagination

Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction. – Jimi Hendrix

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Imagination

When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you. – Susan Sarandon

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Imagination

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