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"In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire."
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"Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will."
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"Whoever battles with monsters had better see that it does not turn him into a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."
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"I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself."
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"The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose, and we will be forced to flee."
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"Whoever feels predestined to see and not to believe will find all believers too noisy and pushy: he guards against them."
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"The will of God is good, acceptable and perfect."
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"Your will to success supersedes all other wills."
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"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."
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"Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected."
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"You can tell a lot about a person's priorities in life by reading their will."
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"In Australia, they set up a special fund to kick films off. It was quite an enlightened sort of move. You could go to this government bureau with scripts and and get finance for films."
Finance
"The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals."
Music
"I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them."
Opera
"With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting."
Setting
"In silent movies, they tended to put the camera down, and everybody walked in front of it and acted, and then they all walked off. Cutting was quite infrequent."
Movies
"There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I thought, I'd really like to do that."
Movies
"I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me that the best performance was often left in a rehearsal room."
Experience
"In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire."
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"Film is shot in fragments, and the same moments can be shot again and again until the director is satisfied."
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"Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama."
Opera
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