“Distrust of government isn’t baseless cynicism. It’s realism.”
“Realism is always subjective in film. There’s no such thing as cinema verite.”
“Social realism takes research.”
“Lists are based on realism – on the coldly contemplated finitude of resources.”
“I do not think that any realism is beautiful.”
“The cinema that interests me departs from realism.”
“My songs are not pretty. They’re what I call optimistic realism.”
“I only understand realism.”
“Comedy is exaggerated realism. It can be stretched to the almost ludicrous, but it must always be believable.”
“I studied realism when I was in art school.”
“I’m always looking for authenticity in my films. They’re based in realism.”
“We need realism to deal with reality.”
“Films like ‘The Godfather,’ ‘Chinatown’ and ‘The Exorcist’ brought a realism and currency and understatement to their genres that we wanted for ‘Mildred Pierce.’”
“As a director, I have to feel realism from actors, and they can’t be plastic.”
“I have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism.”
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