I'm drawn to people that have tasks to do. Kelly Reichardt More Quotes by Kelly Reichardt More Quotes From Kelly Reichardt The lies are in the dialogue, the truth is in the visuals. Kelly Reichardt truth-isdialoguelying The beautiful moment sits very close to the horrific one. Kelly Reichardt beautiful-momentsmomentsbeautiful Happiness is a strange word. So conclusive. Happiness is a thing that happens for a moment. Kelly Reichardt strangemomentshappens I don't dislike everything I do. Especially with a film, you don't have an easy relationship with it when it's done because it's been your life. Kelly Reichardt filmdoneeasy I'm 51. So I'm just saying, 30 years from now you're going to have a different outlook. That's what a midlife crisis is. Kelly Reichardt midlifedifferentyears I like to have a project. I live to have something to waste my energy on, something to think about. To figure out like a puzzle. Kelly Reichardt wasteenergythinking I have to say: We were looking at all of Native American actors, who mostly all work under one casting director. And there's so much talent to be cast. There really is. We saw some really good readings. There's more talent to be had there. Kelly Reichardt talentreadingnative-american It's been a lifetime of trying to have less beef. Beef comes very naturally to me. I was born with my dukes up, but that's not always necessary anymore. I have to retrain myself. Kelly Reichardt beefdukestrying I was coming to be an adult, the AIDS epidemic happened. Moving to New York, watching that unfold, and watching the activism around that... it was complete chaos of life, and then this horrific non-response from the powers that be. There was a lot of misery and sadness tied up in that. Kelly Reichardt sadnessnew-yorkmoving I'm still the person on my friend's couch, and I'd like to own the couch. Kelly Reichardt couchesstillspersons As a child, I remember being in the pool at this pool party and having to get out of the pool to watch Nixon resign. My first idea of a president was of a guy who was a crook. Kelly Reichardt partychildrenideas I don't have to be making something to feel like life has value. Kelly Reichardt valuesfeels I'm looking at the window and can't understand why there are six hundred thousand SUVs here in this little town. No one can even move. Why doesn't everyone just get out and walk? Kelly Reichardt suvslittlesmoving Waking up and having a project to work on is one of life's great pleasures. Kelly Reichardt wakingwake-uppleasure I'm not miserable, but I can't not be angry. Kelly Reichardt angrymiserablei-can I find filmmaking to be a super lonely, alienating experience. Kelly Reichardt filmmakinglonely In my mid-age I do feel more at peace - not with the world, but with myself. Kelly Reichardt agefeelsworld
