I am oblique; I think that has to do with my own nature. I like trying to do things which work on… — Alan J. Pakula Copy Share Image
“Personal life, expression, knowledge, and history advance obliquely, and not directly, toward ends or toward concepts. That which is sought too deliberately… — Maurice Merleau-Ponty Copy Share Image
There's always the pressure on the director of how to transition from one scene to another, especially when it can really be… — Alex Graves Copy Share Image
My best-known book remains 'Henry and Clara,' a novel about the couple who were with the Lincolns at Ford's Theatre on April… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share Image
All that a city will ever allow you is an angle on it, an oblique, indirect sample of what it contains, or… — Peter Conrad Copy Share Image
The only thing that makes a book YA is that it is about teenagers, and it is written in a very conventional,… — Russell Smith Copy Share Image