I'm totally devoted to '30s cinema.Whit StillmanTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“I'm totally devoted to '30s cinema.
“The usual key to getting films made seems to be a producer's terrier-like determination not to let it go. Unfortunately, such producers often seem prone to sinking their claws into mediocre projects.”Whit StillmanClaws
“That's why I hate the outlines and treatments, because all you get are cliches. If you put things down on paper as your plan, it's very hard to get those ideas out of your head and do something better.”
“I have been devoted to my son, and there have been lots of jobs in the past that I haven't done because I didn't want to be away from him.”Lesley ManvilleDevoted
“In all my years in state government, it has been an honor to witness the devoted, loyal service of state employees.”Mike Parson
“There's something really admirable about French culture and an attraction in how independent it is from our own. So, it's odd that in other countries that are very American-influenced - who seem to care more about the Oscars than anyone here does - there's both anti-Americanism and also too much America.”Whit StillmanAdmirable
“I'm not sure what my material would have been if I'd have started earlier. I probably would have started with 'Damsels in Distress' kinds of films because that's the kind of comedy I was writing in college. So I didn't really have any life experience to work off of.”Whit StillmanDistress
“I had, in college, a professor called Walter Jackson Bate, and he taught a course called The Age of Johnson. It's about Samuel Johnson and his period, 18th-century British writing. So we all got to endure Samuel Johnson, and Boswell's 'Life of Johnson' is now my favorite book. I read it all the time I can; it's great for going to sleep.”Whit StillmanEndure
“In my family, I've seen women being devoted to their husbands. I grew up watching that. To me, it is a very natural thing.”Saira BanuDevoted
“Wart hogs should sue for libel. It is a terrible name and they are fine fellows and devoted family men and it is rare to see one by himself; the little woman and the kiddies are usually close at hand.”Ilka ChaseDevoted