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The great seats of power tend to be wide and open, not vertical and soaring. Red Square, Tiananmen Square, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin - all massive but with large open spaces that project an image of might.

~Gary Ross

Topics: Berlin Gate Great Image Large Massive Might Open Power Project Red Seats Soaring Spaces Square Tend Vertical Wide

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History is full of examples of people who clamp down after they began to enjoy too much freedom. Freedom can lead to instability, anarchy, and confusion. So there can be a moral counter-revolution.

~Gary Ross

Topics: After Anarchy Began Confusion Down Enjoy Examples Freedom Full History Instability Lead Moral Much People Too Too Much Who

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We repress the things we're scared of, but if we just look at and embrace the things we're scared of, it's a much fuller, richer life that's also not as scary.

~Gary Ross

Topics: Also Embrace Fuller Just Life Look Much Richer Scared Scary Things

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I don't understand people who dream in black and white. I just don't get it. My dreams have always been vivid color.

~Gary Ross

Topics: Always Been Black Black And White Color Dream Dreams Get Just People Understand Vivid White Who

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You can drain the life and nuances and complexity out of things by homogenizing them to make everything harmoniously dull, flat, conflict-free, strife-free.

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Topics: Complexity Drain Dull Everything Flat Life Make Nuances Out Them Things You

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In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn't want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants to simplify and put up a picket fence.

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Topics: Complex Does Everybody Fence Picket Put Simplify Troubling Up Want Wants Who World

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My '50s were different than other people's '50s. The myth didn't permeate our world, 'Donna Reed' and all that. I longed for that, I wanted to be like other normal families on TV.

~Gary Ross

Topics: Different Families Like Myth Normal Other Our Our World People Reed Than Tv Wanted Were World

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'Pleasantville' seems tonally ambitious, but it can handle a wide breadth of tone because it's so fanciful.

~Gary Ross

Topics: Ambitious Because Breadth Handle Seems Tone Wide

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I tend to love actors. I was trained as an actor first so I'm drawn to actors.

~Gary Ross

Topics: Actor Drawn First Love Tend To Love Trained

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The dynamic range of a digital camera is not that much greater than film, particularly if you push the ASA a little bit.

~Gary Ross

Topics: Bit Camera Digital Dynamic Film Greater Little Little Bit Much Particularly Push Range Than You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: November 3rd, 1956

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