Facts about Roland Joffe

Occup.Director
FromEngland
BornNovember 17, 1945
Age78 years

Summary

Roland Joffe is a famous Director from England, he/she is 78 years old and still alive, born November 17, 1945.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac scorpio, who is known for Transient, Self-Willed, Purposeful, Unyielding. Our collection contains 30 quotes who is written / told by Roland, under the main topic Food.

30 Famous quotes by Roland Joffe

Small: When you look at our world, the truth is that were all under the influence of politics
"When you look at our world, the truth is that we're all under the influence of politics"
Small: Very good coaches for ski jumpers stand at the top of the slope and watch the jumpers prepare, rather t
"Very good coaches for ski jumpers stand at the top of the slope and watch the jumpers prepare, rather than standing at the bottom and watching them land"
Small: They suggested I should introduce an element of reincarnation in the story. At first, I thought that wa
"They suggested I should introduce an element of reincarnation in the story. At first, I thought that was silly. But then, this whole time dimension began to fascinate me"
Small: The history of the white man in India really jumped up and bit me in the neck
"The history of the white man in India really jumped up and bit me in the neck"
Small: The actor is concerned with his own bit of it, but the directors somehow trying to work the whole thing
"The actor is concerned with his own bit of it, but the director's somehow trying to work the whole thing into a much bigger picture. It's like conducting an orchestra"
Small: Sitting down to a meal with an Indian family is different from sitting down to a meal with a British fa
"Sitting down to a meal with an Indian family is different from sitting down to a meal with a British family"
Small: Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film
"Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film"
Small: Much of Indian science seems intuitive and not bound by the rigid thinking of classical scientists
"Much of Indian science seems intuitive and not bound by the rigid thinking of classical scientists"
Small: Making the City Of Joy gave me the best political education of my life. It became a wrestling match bet
"Making the City Of Joy gave me the best political education of my life. It became a wrestling match between an Englishman who had gradually ceased to be a Marxist, and a culture that was becoming more Marxist by the day"
Small: Its hard to blame someone because they simply dont have time
"It's hard to blame someone because they simply don't have time"
Small: Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability
"Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box"
Small: In India, one has to plan according to the monsoons
"In India, one has to plan according to the monsoons"
Small: If you spend a whole afternoon just eating popcorn and watching football, theres absolutely nothing wro
"If you spend a whole afternoon just eating popcorn and watching football, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. But if that's all you do, you get swept along with the tide, without any idea of where you're going"
Small: If the movies well made and its about things that count, people will ultimately see the depth in it
"If the movie's well made and it's about things that count, people will ultimately see the depth in it"
Small: Ive never wanted to do something where Id berate the audience
"I've never wanted to do something where I'd berate the audience"
Small: Im not a very serious person. You know how they say that clowns are very funny in public and are really
"I'm not a very serious person. You know how they say that clowns are very funny in public and are really sad at home? I'm really kind of stupid at home and more serious in public"
Small: I try to address my audiences intelligently. The man in the street counts, but sometimes he forgets tha
"I try to address my audiences intelligently. The man in the street counts, but sometimes he forgets that he counts"
Small: I think the job of movie reviewing can be really tough. If a film has layers that need to be thought ab
"I think the job of movie reviewing can be really tough. If a film has layers that need to be thought about, it's easy to get missed the first time around"
Small: I think that will be a lot of fun for audiences to get the same stream of consciousness that was going
"I think that will be a lot of fun for audiences to get the same stream of consciousness that was going through my head at the time. It was very exciting to suddenly recall what I was feeling at the time"
Small: I think a film should have a gestation period of at least two or three years
"I think a film should have a gestation period of at least two or three years"
Small: I simply wanted to state that during this little slice of history, this is what happened and these were
"I simply wanted to state that during this little slice of history, this is what happened and these were the good sides of it, these were the more dangerous sides of it, and this was the result"
Small: I like DVDs so much - its such a better format than VHS
"I like DVDs so much - it's such a better format than VHS"
Small: I like cinema audiences. I respect them, and I talk to them just like I would anybody I know
"I like cinema audiences. I respect them, and I talk to them just like I would anybody I know"
Small: I dont really say much about reviewers. Its a very tough job to get all of the depth of a movie all at
"I don't really say much about reviewers. It's a very tough job to get all of the depth of a movie all at once"
Small: I cannot forget a conversation that I had with an elderly couple from the tribe. They asked me whether
"I cannot forget a conversation that I had with an elderly couple from the tribe. They asked me whether I would kill them after I had finished. When I asked them why they asked that, they replied, Because you white men always do!"
Small: I began to feel that, in a sense, we were all prisoners of our own history
"I began to feel that, in a sense, we were all prisoners of our own history"
Small: Good directing is about getting the performance to be just whats right for the movie
"Good directing is about getting the performance to be just what's right for the movie"
Small: Eventually, the tribe developed so much confidence in me that they invited me to be their chieftain
"Eventually, the tribe developed so much confidence in me that they invited me to be their chieftain"
Small: Even if we dont know it or arent aware of it, politics and philosophy are really what make our up lives
"Even if we don't know it or aren't aware of it, politics and philosophy are really what make our up lives"
Small: Conventionally, one looks at history as something of the past. But after Einstein, who knows what is in
"Conventionally, one looks at history as something of the past. But after Einstein, who knows what is in the past and what is in the present?"