Home Movies

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Quotes from Home Movies

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"Sometimes the act of filming something ruins it, but you film it anyway."
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"I think I'm using filming as an excuse to avoid actually doing anything."
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"The camera lets me be present while being completely absent."
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"I've convinced myself that my problems are actually themes."
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"Boredom is usually just unfilmed potential."
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"Sometimes I remember that other people don't have constant internal narration."
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"I think the future is probably going to film itself."
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"The best part of my day is usually the editing, not the living."
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"I've learned that you can be lonely in a room full of people."
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"Failure is just footage that didn't work out."
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"I think connection happens when someone watches your weird film and gets it."
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"My biggest fear is that I'm wasting my time making stupid movies."
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"I believe that everyone deserves to have their awkward moments documented."
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"The truth about me is that I need to turn everything into a story."
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"Sometimes I wonder if I'm creative or just obsessive."
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"I think my camera broke my ability to experience things normally."
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"Other people are endlessly complicated, which is why I keep filming them."
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"I've never been good at living in the moment because I'm too busy filming it."
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"The best material comes from the most uncomfortable moments."
Melissa Robbins Art
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"I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to be doing something important with my life."
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"The world is slightly better when you're paying attention to it."
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"I think meaning is something you assign to footage after you've made it."
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"Loneliness is easier to handle when you're filming it."
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"I've learned that the best way to deal with problems is to film them."
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"Awkwardness is my medium and my curse."
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"I think the human condition is basically just trying really hard at things."
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"The camera is my excuse for everything. It's a good excuse."
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"Sometimes I think about what I'd be doing if I didn't have a camera. It's disturbing."
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"If I'm not filming it, did it really happen? Probably yes, but I'll never know."
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"I've convinced myself that my anxiety is just artistic sensitivity."
Melissa Robbins Art