"Fantasy isn't just a jolly escape: It's an……" — Terry Gilliam
"Fantasy isn't just a jolly escape: It's an escape, but into something far more extreme than reality, or normality. It's where things are more beautiful and more wondrous and more terrifying. You move into a world of conflicting extremes."
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33 Quotes by Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam has 33 quotes on this site.
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They all sort of get mixed up in my head, to be quite honest. They're all dealing with similar things.…
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Nooo! Leave that to George Lucas, he' s really mastered the CGI acting. That scares me! I hate it! Everybody…
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I've given up asking questions. l merely float on a tsunami of acceptance of anything life throws at me ...…
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I got my head bashed in at a demonstration against the Vietnam War. Police were losing control because they were…
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I was born in 1940 in Minnesota and grew up in the country... dirt roads, swamps, lakes, woods.
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I was doing political cartoons and getting angry to the point where I felt I was going to have to…
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I was getting frustrated with America. It's interesting how as simple a thing as, like, letting your hair grow longer…
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In advertising, I was frustrated by having to deal with the client. It was the only time I really worked…
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They pay money to watch the same film. Now, you could argue, that's because it makes them feel comfortable. When…
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Because I dislike being quoted I lie almost constantly when talking about my work.
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The whole point of animation to me is to tell a story, make a joke, express an idea. The technique…
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You get trapped by stories. Though I've got this reputation for being out of control, it's not true, it just…
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