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> [There's a right way and a wrong way to do things. If you make a chair, you want to make a nice chair. You want people to admire it. I think doing something well is a form of respect for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/there-s-a-right-way-and-a-wrong-way-to-do-things-if-you-make-a-chair/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

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## More by Hal Hartley

> [Perhaps I'm just optimistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/perhaps-i-m-just-optimistic/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [“Knowing is not enough.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/knowing-is-not-enough/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [More and more, even with a measure of success, I'm not sure what it is people are seeing when they see a movie I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/more-and-more-even-with-a-measure-of-success-i-m-not-sure-what-it-is/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [All the discoveries seem to be discoveries of means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/all-the-discoveries-seem-to-be-discoveries-of-means/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [TRUST took as its starting point the question, What would happen if a movie took the character of a teen-age girl seriously?.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/trust-took-as-its-starting-point-the-question-what-would-happen-if-a/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [I see (humor) in the smallest things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/i-see-humor-in-the-smallest-things/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [There's no such thing as adventure. There's no such thing as romance. There's only trouble and desire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/there-s-no-such-thing-as-adventure-there-s-no-such-thing-as-romance/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [I wonder if there is anything to discover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/i-wonder-if-there-is-anything-to-discover/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [We discover and invent new ways of finding out the same old things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/we-discover-and-invent-new-ways-of-finding-out-the-same-old-things/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [I think maybe written films are better than real films. You can see them in your head and yet everything is exactly as you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/i-think-maybe-written-films-are-better-than-real-films-you-can-see/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [There's a right way and a wrong way to do things. If you make a chair, you want to make a nice chair. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/there-s-a-right-way-and-a-wrong-way-to-do-things-if-you-make-a-chair/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [I'm often uncertain of what's expected of a movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/i-m-often-uncertain-of-what-s-expected-of-a-movie/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [9/11 was my first day teaching at Harvard University. My classes were all canceled and I got back to town two days later. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/9-11-was-my-first-day-teaching-at-harvard-university-my-classes-were/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [Though I'm not religious, I am interested in religion. I read a lot of history and I think it came out of that. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/though-i-m-not-religious-i-am-interested-in-religion-i-read-a-lot-of/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

> [“You know my biggest fear is this: That all my hard work. All my good intentions. All my studying. Have been nothing more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-hartley/you-know-my-biggest-fear-is-this-that-all-my-hard-work-all-my-good/)

[Hal Hartley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-hartley/)

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