Culture

“The pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem.”

“« Le théâtre n’est pas seulement une discipline artistique dans une tour d’ivoire. Bien au contraire, c’est un contact direct avec le spectateur. »”

“Cinema must please people. It is a medium that has to affect people, masses, millions.”

“Ca unul dintre actorii care am interpretat cele mai multe personaje (…) din opera marelui nostru dramaturg, îl evoc cu afectuoasă recunoştinţă.”

“The lighter phase of comedy, representing the more natural and less laboured school of modern life, and holding the mirror up to nature without regard to the conventionalities of the theatre, was the aim I had in view.”

“Only the Institute stood like a beacon in its attempt to create an atmosphere where creativity could hope to flourish.”

“I don't want my accent, my temperament, my narrative style to be compromised to fit into a mold of the Hollywood type.”

“We have got to harness a culture of enterprise and co-operation rather than a culture of envy and looking back.”

“For the first time, Asians are thinking what Christianity is all about and what it means to Asian people and cultures.”

“I say Filipino music instead, which means music from the past or the way to the future.”

“I knew that music was my language, that music would take me to see the world, would take me to other lands.”

“« Il y a un aspect du cinéma japonais que nous ne connaissons pas ici. C'est encore plus impressionnant que l'éclatement du cinéma italien en 1945. »”

“I have described the triumph of barbarism and religion.”

“中國文化的核心是生命的學問。”

“For my own part, I will always see artistic movements as my duty and obligation.”

“The popular play cannot be found by the manager; the public make the play for you.”

“إنني لا أخشى على الموسيقى المصرية من الضياع ما دام هناك قرآن أحكمت آياته بالنغم الشرقي”

“Kalau kita lihat dengan gunung es, ekonomi syariah itu hanya puncaknya saja yang paling bawah itu beliefs (kepercayaan) dan values (nilai).”