Poll: If one cinematic skill could improve my life ...

Results of 2,817 votes:

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   The man, himself

    

   DIRECTING : I always have the feeling to belong to the 'passive' type, I let myself being directed, even by well-intentioned people, following my parents or my friends' advice, but at the end, it's a…
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   #5

    

   WRITING : Our lives are like a movie's plot, it has a beginning, an ending, and it's all about what we do during the middle-act, to make the ending more satisfying. I used to seize the day, to act wi…
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   Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    

   ACTING (in a Leading Role) : Maybe I'm too spontaneous, too genuine in my attitude, abrupt in my demonstrations, or 'straight-forward' in my interactions with people, you know "that's the way I …
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   Audrey Tautou in Amélie (2001)

    

   BEING A GOOD SPECTATOR : Or maybe it's time for me to put my ego aside and see the real world, to contemplate its inner beauty or to be interested by the global issues that concern us all : social, po…
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   2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    

   CINEMATOGRAPHY / PHOTOGRAPHY / ART DIRECTION : I am too disillusioned right now to see the bright side of life, I look at the world, at my environment, my house ... with a constant feeling of sorrow…
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   Sylvester Stallone and Burgess Meredith in Rocky (1976)

    

   ACTING (in a Supporting Role) : Maybe I should learn to talk less and listen to other people, to be more helpful and comprehensive. This is not to diminish the necessity of thinking about myself, but …
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   Jackass: The Movie (2002)

    

   STUNT PERFORMING : Well, let's face it, I'm not a risk-taker, and playing safe doesn't help sometimes. In my case, I feel like I missed many great opportunities just because I was afraid of the dange…
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   "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" Space Ship

    

   SPECIAL EFFECTS : Yes, I want to have that 'special effect' on people, I want to be looked at with mesmerized eyes, I want to be admired, to 'wow' people, to make their heart pound and their eyes spa…
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   Jeffrey Jones and Tom Hulce in Amadeus (1984)

    

   SCORING / SINGING : Well, these are simple and not quite 'revolutionary' talents, but I do believe in their life-changing effect. I've never been into Art, and now, I seriously regret it, I believe m…
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    Kathleen Turner, Bob Hoskins, and Betsy Brantley in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

     

    EDITING : Sometimes, it's not what you feel, what you say or what you do that matters ... but when and where you say it. I need to be more patient, just because something's gotta be done, it doesn't …
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    Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)

     

    PRODUCING : I know what I am, and what I want ... I have the courage to say it ... but what I lack is the energy and the ressources to do it. Yes, I'm more a dreamer than a doer, I live in a world wh…
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    33-204 Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" 1961 Paramount

     

    COSTUME DESIGN : I have to accept the fact that we live in a superficial world, where the form is judged before the content. I need to be a bit more presentable, even if it contradicts my personal st…