“The idea of going to the movies made Hugo remember something Father had once told him about going to the movies when he was just a boy, when the movies were new. Hugo's father had stepped into a dark room, and on a white screen he had seen a rocket fly right into the eye of the man in the moon. Father said he had never experienced anything like it. It had been like seeing his dreams in the middle of the day.”
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
“Never compare your love story to those you watch in movies. They're written by scriptwriters, yours is written by God.”
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“Avoid the tyranny of the reasonable voice...it will guarantee a complacency of never trying anything adventurous...”
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“I think I’m always so much more happy with books and movies and stuff. I think I get more excited about well-done representations of life than life itself.
- Celine”
― Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays
- Celine”
― Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays
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