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The most important question for me when I begin working on a film is where to start. For a book, what makes you convinced there is a story that is worthwhile?

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Wim Wenders
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
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I sometimes feel fiction is the ideal preservation for real memories. Fiction is such a good place to keep things.
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Many French directors, having now realised there was no more real criticism, that the standards of the past have gone, are very offended about the quality of film criticism.
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I can't do a million things anymore like I could when I was younger.
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Final cut is overrated. Only fools keep insisting on always having the final word. The wise swallow their pride in order to get to the best possible cut.
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I heard that Trump said even smelling a book makes him feel tired.
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Whoever came up first with that saying a picture is worth a thousand words didn't understand the first thing about either one.
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Sex and violence was never really my cup of tea I was always more into sax and violins.
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Of course the French are making very credible movies and it is still one of the greatest nations in terms of world cinema but the real problem is the decay in film criticism.
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The more opinions you have, the less you see.
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Any film that supports the idea that things can be changed is a great film in my eyes.
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For us music is mainly part of the entertainment world and is often a luxury.
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In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world - in America first but also in Europe - has become something that caters for the movie industry instead of being a counterbalance.
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The world of fashion. I'm interested in the world, not in fashion! But, maybe I was too quick to put down fashion. Why not look at it without prejudice? Why not examine it like any other industry, like the movies for example?
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My advice is, don't spend money on therapy. Spend it in a record store.
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