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I do indeed think that cinema is mortal. There is a lot of evidence already that it is dying on its feet.
Peter Greenaway
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Peter Greenaway
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: April 5
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Itch to read, scratch to understand.
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This is where I begin to do the writing. I am now going to be the pen and not the paper.
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We all know that we're going to die, but we don't know when. That's not a blessing, that's a curse.
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It serves the purpose of not serving a purpose, surely quite a valid one.
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What are you - some kind of addict? Is this where you come to.
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The best painting is totally non-narrative. It doesn't have to tell you a story.
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