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Language also encodes our past. We want to know who we are. To know who we are, we have to know who we used to be. Consequently, our literature, written in the past, anchors us in that past.
Andrzej Wajda
Language
Past
Our
Anchors
Written
Know
Also
Want
In The Past
Literature
Us
Used
Who
Consequently
It turned out that the country was helpless in the face of a new reality.
Andrzej Wajda
Reality
Face
Country
Out
New
Turned
Helpless
In the forty years of the people's republic, some of the worst historical traits were preserved in our people. These included even the common characteristics developed in the economic reality of the time of partitions in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Andrzej Wajda
Time
Reality
People
Preserved
Our
Our People
Worst
Characteristics
Some
Economic
Developed
Were
Years
Historical
Traits
Common
Republic
Centuries
Forty
Forty Years
Even
Included
In the first years after the systemic transition, our screens showed American entertainment that had not been available before, or had been available only sporadically.
Andrzej Wajda
Entertainment
First
Before
Our
Systemic
Only
Had
Been
Years
American
Screens
After
Available
Transition
In the first years after 1989, films were partly financed from the state's budget as well as by public television. Still, except for a few special cases, most films are made this way.
Andrzej Wajda
Made
First
Few
Films
State
Way
Financed
Television
Cases
Except
Budget
Most
Well
Partly
Still
Were
Years
After
Public
Special
In Europe, there is no television filmmaking legislation that could assist film production because private broadcasters are not interested in supporting Polish film.
Andrzej Wajda
Broadcasters
Television
Could
Supporting
Because
Polish
Private
Legislation
Not Interested
Interested
Production
Europe
Film
Assist
Filmmaking
Eventually, the state's funding covered only the stages leading to presenting a film project to potential funding bodies. It was enough to produce a script, indicate casting and put together a budget to present it all, but nothing beyond that.
Andrzej Wajda
Together
Nothing
Enough
State
Project
Indicate
Only
Potential
Casting
Put
Leading
Budget
Beyond
Covered
Stages
Script
Produce
Bodies
Film
Eventually
Present
Funding
Presenting
Even better, there were established two separate committees deciding on state film funding.
Andrzej Wajda
Better
State
Were
Committees
Established
Deciding
Separate
Even
Film
Funding
Two
My job involves a lot of sitting on aeroplanes and a lot of walking in high heels! I find yoga helps with both.
Anja Rubik
Job
High
Find
High Heels
Both
Involves
Aeroplanes
Lot
Walking
Yoga
Sitting
Heels
Helps
I started modeling quite young. I would really recommend to every girl not to start modeling until they turn 17, to be honest. Before that, I think you're not mature enough.
Anja Rubik
You
Girl
Before
Young
To Be Honest
Every
Think
Enough
Recommend
Would
Until
Mature
Modeling
Quite
Turn
Really
Start
Started
Honest
The best models in the industry are the ones who feel comfortable on the set. If she doesn't feel comfortable, the images won't be beautiful.
Anja Rubik
Beautiful
Best
Feel
She
Industry
Comfortable
Models
Who
Images
Set
Obviously I want to support women, and I believe in women, and I think we should support each other, but we shouldn't go into extremes. Some women can get very aggressive towards men, but we need men and love men, so keeping the right balance is the most important thing.
Anja Rubik
Love
Balance
Women
Men
Important
Aggressive
Believe
Think
Other
Extremes
Some
Support
Towards
Most
Most Important Thing
Obviously
Important Thing
Go
Very
Get
The Most Important
Want
Should
Each
Keeping
Right
Thing
Right Balance
Need
I don't put any rules to my style; I think fashion is something that you should play with... even if you make a mistake, it's okay, it's only fashion.
Anja Rubik
Fashion
You
Mistake
Style
Think
Rules
Okay
Something
Only
Put
Make
Any
Should
Even
Play
Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.
Anna Held
Alone
Will
Scenery
Costumes
Attract
Audiences
To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly.
Anna Held
Art
Corset
Properly
Put
Make
Much
For a married woman to flirt is a sin.
Anna Held
Woman
Married
Married Woman
Sin
Flirt
Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.
Anna Held
Success
Work
Me
Old
Ambition
Whatever
Enough
Fact
Attained
Never
Since
Due
May
Old Enough
Deserted
Please do not ask me to talk about my divorce. Mr. Ziegfeld and I are such very good friends. It is only a little matter quite between ourselves.
Anna Held
Good
Me
Matter
Good Friends
Please
Ourselves
About
Only
Divorce
Between
Talk
Friends
Very
Quite
Little
Ask
It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.
Anna Held
Single
Quite
Being
Lovely
Prefer
Much
I was very adept at acquiring languages.
Anna Held
Adept
Very
Acquiring
Languages
I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see and sometimes do not know.
Anna Held
People
Sometimes
See
Feel
Know
Make
Want
Cannot
Them
Turn
Things
I read the papers every day just to discover if one mentions Anna Held.
Anna Held
Day
Every Day
Every
Papers
Anna
Read
Discover
Just
Held
I know I am very beautiful.
Anna Held
Beautiful
Know
Am
Very
I don't want to get married, and I don't want to work after I'm 30, so I must manage my fortune somehow in the next seven years.
Anna Held
Work
Seven
Married
Must
Somehow
Years
Get
Manage
Get Married
Want
After
Next
Fortune
I don't believe in hasty marriages.
Anna Held
Believe
Marriages
Hasty
I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.
Anna Held
Me
Vaudeville
Like
Likes
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