Quotes About Realism

My point of view when I make a book or I make a movie is to see the humanistic point of view. The point of view of the daily life of normal people.

I think if you have a funny thought, and you want to get off a funny point, try to do it as realistically as you can. If you try to act it funny and accent the funny points, or do it in a funny style, you kind of lose it.

I am not a saint, and neither do I claim to walk on water.

I don't have a Pollyana attitude toward life that claims everything is lovely.

Art cinema is easier to do as situations in it are closer to real life.

Nominations come and go. It is not going to happen to you every year, and I am very well aware of that.

As a comedian, I think you need to keep things real.

I didn't break into comics to write fairytales or crime comics.

What's really great about the Archie Comics as a whole is that everybody is relatable.

Doing comedy and romance is easy, if I compare it with playing the role of a real-life person.

Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.

I know that Liz Meriwether likes to keep things as honest and complicated as life can be, which is really fun for all of us.

I think that the beauty of 'Spud' is that everyone can connect to the character of Spud in so many ways. It's about real experiences that happen to kids all the time.

I can't conquer all the world at the same time.

As of late, 'Boyz n the Hood' really impacted me because I grew up in that same neighborhood. It was the first time I saw a true reflection of me, my neighborhood and my surroundings.

I always suspend logic for emotion. If it feels real, or it feels like what I'm going for, we should abandon reality a little bit and go for that. I'm not a documentarian. We're not trying to shoot things for naturalism.

One of my favorite authors to read is Eric Ambler, who helped pioneer the form of realistic suspense novels.

When they're watching musicals, I've heard people say, 'That's not realistic! Why would they just start singing?' But, I think they can believe it if they try! I mean, science fiction requires a suspension of disbelief, but people allow themselves to sit back and enjoy it anyway.

Sometimes I read a script and it's obvious from early on that it's one where the suspension of disbelief has to develop strongly from page one. Some are more reality-based.

The real sustains the same relation to the ideal that a stone does to a statue - or that paint does to a painting. Realism degrades and impoverishes.

There's an overlap between social-realist fiction and crime fiction - a sweet spot there.

Everything can't be sweet. Everything can't be peaches and cream.

Not all roles you do can be chocolate sweet.

None of my on-screen roles have been outright negative. They have all been grey, and that is how it is in reality, too. None of us are nice and sweet 24/7.