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> [A 'death mirror' held up to American culture - Brando, bikes and black leather; Christ, chains and cocaine. A 'high' view of the myth of the American motorcyclist. The machine as totem from toy to terror. Thanatos in chrome and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/a-death-mirror-held-up-to-american-culture-brando-bikes-and-black/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

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## More by Kenneth Anger

> [Lucifer is the patron saint of the visual arts. Color, form-all these are the work of Lucifer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/lucifer-is-the-patron-saint-of-the-visual-arts-color-form-all-these/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [A lavish colored evocation of Hollywood now gone, as shown through an afternoon in the milieu of the 1920's film star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/a-lavish-colored-evocation-of-hollywood-now-gone-as-shown-through-an/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [I've made several films that haven't been shown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/i-ve-made-several-films-that-haven-t-been-shown/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [I think it's basically quite different from dreams. If only cinema was that easy. Because dreams, all you have to do is fall asleep,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/i-think-it-s-basically-quite-different-from-dreams-if-only-cinema-was/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [I've always considered movies evil; the day that cinema was invented was a black day for mankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/i-ve-always-considered-movies-evil-the-day-that-cinema-was-invented/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [I hate to say that, but the past was much more fascinating. I don't particularly care for any of the current crop of actors.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/i-hate-to-say-that-but-the-past-was-much-more-fascinating-i-don-t/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [I prefer to think of film making - you know, um, the sweat is supposed to be invisible. But a lot of sweat can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/i-prefer-to-think-of-film-making-you-know-um-the-sweat-is-supposed-to/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [“In fireworks are released, all the explosive pyrotechnics of a dream. The inflammable desires, dampened by day under the cold water of consciousness, are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/in-fireworks-are-released-all-the-explosive-pyrotechnics-of-a-dream/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [I have a problem with censorship by the lawyer - by legal people by the publishing firm, and I may be changing publishers. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/i-have-a-problem-with-censorship-by-the-lawyer-by-legal-people-by-the/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [Some very famous directors have started in the mail room, which is just getting inside the studio, getting to know people, getting to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/some-very-famous-directors-have-started-in-the-mail-room-which-is/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [I try to remember dreams, and occasionally I'll make a note or two in a notebook if it's something extra interesting. They do mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/i-try-to-remember-dreams-and-occasionally-i-ll-make-a-note-or-two-in/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [Well, everything is constantly evolving and changing. That's what life is all about. But basically Hollywood has lost its focus as a film center.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/well-everything-is-constantly-evolving-and-changing-that-s-what-life/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [I think people dream in their own way, dreams are extremely personal, even from person to person. They are completely individual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/i-think-people-dream-in-their-own-way-dreams-are-extremely-personal/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [A film about the love generation - the birthday party of the Aquarian Age showing actual ceremonies to make Lucifer rise. Lucifer is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/a-film-about-the-love-generation-the-birthday-party-of-the-aquarian/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

> [If you are a member of the media, you belong to the public. You've made that Faustian bargain with your public. Take me –…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-anger/if-you-are-a-member-of-the-media-you-belong-to-the-public-you-ve-made/)

[Kenneth Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-anger/)

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