I think you can be much truer to real emotions and reality by creating something that on the surface seems artificial but, by then putting everything together in the end, is much more impactful than trying to use realism in every individual element of the film. Yoko Ono Read Quote
When people don’t understand what they’re watching, a lot of what they perceive has to do with who they themselves are. Yoko Ono Read Quote
By employing a certain sense of humor, you essentially get more serious about things and show conflict more effectively than if you were overly dramatic or only violent because that’s a one-way approach that just forces audiences to watch something appalling. Yoko Ono Read Quote
Being extremely honest is quite funny. But there’s no recipe or concept that I can bring up that fully defines what we find humorous. It’s instinctive. Yoko Ono Read Quote
As an audience member myself, I love to be in a position where I’m trying to figure out what I am supposed to feel or if what I’m feeling is appropriate or not. Yoko Ono Read Quote
For me, filmmaking is not about making statements but about exposing human behavior so people are eager enough to start thinking on their own and make their own assumptions. Yoko Ono Read Quote
All the talented and smart actors, they get it: as soon as it comes out of their mouth, they know if it’s right or wrong. If the writing has a particular voice, they get it, and they can hit it. Yoko Ono Read Quote
