A filmmaker should never assume he's superior to his subject. I often find that even the simplest topic remains an enigma. The best film portraits not only evoke that enigma but ingest it in a process that renders what's invisible visible.
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On documentary subject matter, Le Parisien (May, 2003)Damian Pettigrew
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Despite the work of a dozen biographers … Chanel remains an enigma.
Coco Chanel
...I never got away from the enigma of Coren's personality. For me he remains the most enigmatic man of his generation, because the sprawling palace of his attainments has so many rooms he has scarcely bothered to look into. He can fly planes, drive fast cars, dance accomplished jive, speak perfect German. But who is he? His writing never tells you, because its humour is a shield.
Clive James
...and what shall I love if not the enigma.
Giorgio de Chirico
One must paint all the phenomena of the world as an enigma.
Giorgio de Chirico
The absurd and legendary devil is the enigma of the Church.
L. Frank Baum
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