Amitava Kumar Quotes

I write with as much objectivity as I can.

I believe that the reason why I love painting so much is that it forces one to be objective. There is nothing I hate more than sentimentality.

And you can't really cover people critically that you're friends with.

Any director or writer or artist has the right to do what they want to do - freedom of expression is something I celebrate.

I'm very old-fashioned - I don't operate with an agenda. If you're a biographer, you want to be passionate about what you're doing but dispassionate about how you do it.

We are the recorders and reporters of facts - not the judges of the behaviors we describe.

I pride myself on having a journalistic remove.

Creating fantasy is a very personal thing, but you can't take the process too personally.

There are scores you have to write objectively without getting involved.

Recognizing truth requires selflessness. You have to leave yourself out of it so you can find out the way things are in themselves, not the way they look to you or how you feel about them or how you would like them to be.

If you're not trying to be real, you don't have to get it right. That's art.

Photographers tend to have the non-judgmental gene

On television, I tried to absolutely hew to the middle of the road and not show any prejudice or bias in any way.

It is only about things that do not interest one that one can give a really unbiased opinion, which is no doubt the reason why an unbiased opinion is always absolutely valueless.

Expression and the right to express is vital, anyone can be artistic.

Freedom is...the right to write the wrong words.

Art is about freedom of expression, and should not be molded to fit any propaganda or lofty ideal.

There are only two ways to be quite unprejudiced and impartial. One is to be completely ignorant. The other is to be completely indifferent. Bias and prejudice are attitudes to be kept in hand, not attitudes to be avoided.

I try to be objective. I do not claim to be detached.

Freedom of speech is, to all Americans, as oxygen is to the human condition. It is a right that has been irreversibly programmed into our hard drive. We are free to speak our minds. An artist's right to express him or herself as best suits their art, is the artist's prerogative and it is guaranteed.

Journalists aren't supposed to be cheerleaders.

All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

I was trained as journalist never to use the word 'I,' never to put my own opinion there. In fact, if you had a dollar or a euro for every time I use the word 'I,' you would be a poor person. But this is not true in general. I like the idea of being able to stand away and make a judgement.

Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.

To increase our objectivity, we must learn to switch off the mini-movies. Objectivity requires us to be mindful, present in the moment, and experiencing what is happening without judgment.