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To me, the question of inspiration is an exercise in hindsight. The truth is, inspiration is mysterious at the time. I don't think it's ever a rational process. Julia Leigh
Truth Time Me Truth Is Think Rational Inspiration Mysterious Exercise Hindsight Question Process Ever
I love films where you go into the cinema and loosen the edges of yourself and you hopefully enter into the world of the film. You're watching something unfold before you. I prefer the idea of wonder or intense wonder over shock or something. Julia Leigh
Love You Yourself World Cinema Before Films Enter Hopefully Something Idea Over Edges Loosen Go Wonder Shock Intense Where Unfold Prefer Film Watching
The most important thing is to have something important to say and finding the means to say it. Julia Leigh
Important Say Finding Something Most Most Important Thing Important Thing The Most Important Means Thing
Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head. Julia Leigh
Director Together Trust Picture Collaborative Head Involves Although Ultimately Holds Who Whole Filmmaking
I think it's restrictive to typecast myself as a novelist because I enjoy other forms of expression. I love literature and I love cinema. Julia Leigh
Love Myself Cinema Enjoy Think Other Typecast Restrictive Because Literature Forms Novelist Expression
The point is the 'me' that you see before you is not the 'me' in my private little space, shape-shifting into the writing role, nor is it the 'me' that works with the actors. Here, at the end of the film doing interviews, I feel like I'm in disguise. Julia Leigh
Me You Writing Disguise Space Before Interviews See Point Feel Like Doing Private Nor End Role Little Works Film Actor Here
I, myself, don't like to see a film on Friday night and then forget it by the next day. Julia Leigh
Myself Day See Like Friday Friday Night Forget Then Next Film Night
I don't think good films have messages. Julia Leigh
Good Think Films Messages
The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps to the concentration of the writer. Julia Leigh
Athlete Writer Perhaps Concentration Elite
All this talk about writing is a little bit moot, because it is almost an unthinking process. It is actually a paradox because you are constantly making choices. Julia Leigh
You Writing Bit Paradox Constantly About Almost Talk Because Making Process Little Little Bit Choices Actually
I became so focused on this desire to have a child that it really took over over my life, not in a positive way. It definitely impacted on my work, life, and work opportunities: I couldn't travel at particular times. I turned down a lot of opportunities, to be honest. Julia Leigh
Positive Life Work Travel Opportunities My Life To Be Honest Down Took Positive Way Way Definitely Focused Impacted Over Particular Became Lot Times Child Turned Really Desire Honest
I wanted to transmit what it feels like to be on the so-called IVF emotional rollercoaster, and I guess I wanted to offer a shared aloneness to anyone who's desperately longed for a child. Julia Leigh
Desperately Guess Emotional Shared Feels Like Offer Child Rollercoaster So-Called Wanted Anyone Transmit
An IVF patient is - is living and breathing hope. It's... it's, um... it's - You wouldn't do it if you didn't have a sense of hope. Why would you put yourself through it? Julia Leigh
Hope You Yourself Patient Sense Living Would Through Put Um Breathing Why
What is the possible benefit? Can this material save lives? Can it improve the quality of life in Iraq? Can it tend to shape our perceptions of how war should and should not be conducted? Can it shape our perceptions of who should be conducting war and in what manner? And the answer to that is a clear yes. Julian Assange
Life War Quality Benefit Our Possible Perceptions Tend Shape Clear Quality Of Life Answer How Material Iraq Yes Conducting Improve Manner Should Who Lives Save
If journalism is good, it is controversial, by its nature. Julian Assange
Good Nature Journalism Controversial
Cryptography is the essential building block of independence for organisations on the Internet, just like armies are the essential building blocks of states, because otherwise one state just takes over another. Julian Assange
Internet Independence Building Otherwise State States Takes Over Like Armies Cryptography Another Because Building Block Building Blocks Block Blocks Essential Just Organisations
Democratic societies need a strong media, and WikiLeaks is part of that media. Julian Assange
Strong Wikileaks Part Democratic Democratic Societies Media Societies Need
When Enron collapsed, through court processes, thousands and thousands of emails came out that were internal, and it provided a window into how the whole company was managed. It was all the little decisions that supported the flagrant violations. Julian Assange
Enron Emails Collapsed Out Thousands Window Through Supported Court How Came Were Provided Flagrant Processes Decisions Little Internal Whole Company Violations
It's interesting that Swiss banks also hide their assets from the Swiss by using offshore bank structuring. Julian Assange
Hide Also Offshore Bank Banks Interesting Using Swiss Assets
All over the world, the barriers between what is inside an organisation and outside an organisation are being smoothed out. In the military, the use of contractors means that what is the military and what is not the military is smoothed out. Julian Assange
World Military Out Inside Outside Between Over Contractors Being Organisation Means Use Barriers
In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources safe, we have had to spread assets, encrypt everything, and move telecommunications and people around the world to activate protective laws in different national jurisdictions. Julian Assange
Legal People World National Fighting Wikileaks Our Everything Telecommunications Laws Attacks Had Involved Safe Protective Around Editor Spread Been Sources Off Role Move Different Many Activate Keep Assets
These big-package releases. There should be a cute name for them. Julian Assange
Cute Release Name Them Should
Well, I mean, the real attack on truth is tabloid journalism in the United States. Julian Assange
Truth Truth Is States Tabloid Attack Journalism Well Real Mean United United States
Wikileaks is a mechanism to maximize the flow of information to maximize the amount of action leading to just reform. Julian Assange
Action Wikileaks Leading Reform Maximize Just Information Mechanism Amount Flow
Cablegate is 3,000 volumes of material. It is the greatest intellectual treasure to have entered into the public record in modern times. Julian Assange
Entered Record Volumes Greatest Material Intellectual Times Modern Modern Times Public Treasure
I'm not a big fan of regulation: anyone who likes freedom of the press can't be. Julian Assange
Freedom Big Press Likes Big Fan Anyone Fan Regulation Who
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