- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Draconian Quotes
Sharp words against overly strict control.
Several speakers use "draconian" to describe creative limits, like rigid studio-system budgets and script controls, or a strict religious upbringing in Wales. This resistance to overreach echoes our Active quotes collection.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The rights of copyright holders need to be protected, but some draconian remedies that have been suggested would create more problems than they would solve.
- Service
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- Nov 07, 2020
Film work can be anything from just really hard and stressful and you're subjected to really weird deadlines to really draconian and weird and disconnected. You're working in service of the thing, and that can be really amazing for everyone involved, or be kind of just a waste of time.
- Hawks
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- Nov 07, 2020
Could I have worked under a system where there were Draconian controls on my creativity, meaning budget, time, script choices, etc.? Definitely not. I would have fared poorly under the old studio system that guys like Howard Hawks did so well in. I cannot.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020