Omar Dorsey Quotes

Film is the only language I speak, and I have been lucky to be involved in some great stories. You don't want to preach to people, but you want them to think about why things are the way they are, the history that is there as well as the possibilities.

If the work of art is to continue pursuing the vision of both being in and of the world but nevertheless in some fashion being more than just one more object to the mounting clutter, this is the specific point, I think, where this must be assured.

If you have the ability and the wherewithal to create work that's basically in a discussion with the culture we're in, how could you not want to do that?

The period after the First World War was an extremely different time, so that Sherlock Holmes would have been a different person following 1918 than he was during the Victorian era.

Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.

Observe that it is a great error to believe that all mediums of art are not closely tied to their time.

I'm interested in making films that make people think.

I believe in the sacred mission of art to change history.

A lot of the greatest artists, their work is always about life and the world. I think there needs to be that for video games.

You've really got to appreciate an artist that's really outspoken and feels like his music can change the world.

My films are like drinking a good beer, but pleasure doesn't mean that it cannot change someone's point of view.

I want to do films that will make an impact and project me in a different way.

Movies are arguably the most influential, important medium in the world. They have a tremendous cultural impact. Because women are now making movies, then women's ideas, philosophy, point of view will seep into that culture. And that's never happened in history. Ever, ever, ever. We can't even see the impact of that yet.

Cinema is a creative medium. The director has the right to express.

All art is contemporary art because it had to be made when it was now.

The sensibility I brought to directing was similar to what I bring when I write.

I believe that art can make relevant and progressive contributions to culture and society.

Art is observing society around you, representing it through your eyes.

Art can end up answering questions or asking questions. But when it's not connected to actual movements, it doesn't ask the right questions.

All I've ever wanted to do is move the needle on popular culture.

I believe that cinema is not only an artistic industry, but there is also a political activity.

Sport in itself has this power. If you are a poet or a singer, people gravitate. I may not be in the same category, but I will make a comparison with Bob Marley. So it isn't just cricket where social commentary plays a huge part.

For me, one of the jobs of an artist is to try to see changes taking place.

As a filmmaker, I really want to utilize the tools to carry the voice - my voice, and the voice of the characters.

To me, form is not something that you can plan beforehand, especially for a documentary. You can't write it or sketch it. It requires a confrontation with reality, with history, with ethics and morals. After identifying good content, you have to find the right form to express that content.