“Television has spread the habit of instant reaction and stimulated the hope of instant results.”
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If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual and moral life begins with an individual confronting his own mind and conscience in a room by himself.
If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly.
I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be doing Coen films.