Backgrounds Quote by Rudolph A. Marcus

The scientific study of labor economics provided the opportunity for me to unite theory with evidence my lifetime intellectual passion.

— James Heckman

I put in a lot of work in film study.

— Christian McCaffrey

When I was in film school, I was learning more theory than practice.

— Louis Leterrier

My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.

— A. E. van Vogt

I put a lot of time and energy into studying the art of filmmaking, but I hadn't put a lot of energy or time…

— Max Joseph

My first undertaking in the way of scientific experiment was in the field of economics and psychology.

— Simon Newcomb

I wanted to do journalism, as I was an idealist. Then, in my second year of journalism, I realized that in real life, things…

— Nithya Menen

I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.

— Ed Harris

I knew that the principle objective of my film was to be a sentimental or an emotional study. What I did was kind of…

— Louis Garrel

I wasn't overtly ambitious, or tried to get films by hook or crook. I always did things at my own pace.

— Poonam Dhillon

About my career I was serious and earnest, sometimes impatient.

— Gene Tierney

Later in the fifties I got involved in kinetic studies using my long forgotten math background.

— William Standish Knowles