I was not a good teacher; I didn't have the sort of edge one should have on the students, so I decided to do something else. Terrence Malick More Quotes by Terrence Malick More Quotes From Terrence Malick Nostalgia is a powerful feeling; it can drown out anything. Terrence Malick powerful nostalgia feelings The nuns taught us there are two ways through life... the way of Nature... and the way of Grace. You have to choose which one you'll follow. Grace doesn't try to please itself. Accepts being slighted, forgotten, disliked. Accepts insults and injuries. Nature only wants to please itself. Get others to please it too. Likes to lord it over them. To have its own way. It finds reasons to be unhappy... when all the world is shining around it... when love is smiling through all things. Terrence Malick shining love-is two If you want to be a filmmaker, ask yourself if you could imagine doing any other job. If you can, that’s a script! Terrence Malick scripts want jobs When people express what is most important to them, it often comes out in cliches. That doesn't make them laughable; it's something tender about them. As though in struggling to reach what's most personal about them they could only come up with what's most public. Terrence Malick important struggle people Help each other. Love everyone. Every leaf. Every ray of light. Forgive. Terrence Malick rays forgiving light Changes before your eyes, things you can do and things you can't. My attitude is always let it keep rolling. Terrence Malick rolling eye attitude What's this war in the heart of Nature? Why does Nature vie with itself? The Land contend with the Sea? Is there an avenging power in Nature? Not one power, but two? Terrence Malick sea heart war My attitude is always let it keep rolling. Terrence Malick my-attitude rolling attitude There's a good many pictures I'd like to make; we'll see how many I'll be allowed to make. Terrence Malick good-man I prefer working behind the camera. Terrence Malick cameras behinds Martin Sheen was extraordinary. He's a very gifted man. Terrence Malick extraordinary gifted men If you try to make things happen, they start to feel presented. They start to feel premeditated. Terrence Malick feel start you things-happen It was in Austin that I had the idea for 'Days of Heaven.' I found myself alone for a summer in the town I had left as a high school student. There were those green, undulating hills, and this very beautiful river, the Colorado. The place is inspired and inspiring. Terrence Malick alone myself green beautiful I film quite a bit of footage, then edit. Changes before your eyes, things you can do and things you can't. My attitude is always 'let it keep rolling.' Terrence Malick your eyes you attitude You can't live in Austin and escape the music. Terrence Malick escape live you music I have trouble working off things that are too preconceived, like storyboards. Terrence Malick working things like trouble When things become too prepared, the life comes out of it. Terrence Malick out become things life Perhaps when I have 10 films behind me, I will have something worth saying. Terrence Malick behind saying will me I'd always liked movies in a kind of naive way. They seemed no less improbable a career than anything else. Terrence Malick movies career always way I came to Los Angeles in the fall of 1969 to study at the AFI. Terrence Malick i-came los-angeles study fall
