E. T. A. Hoffmann

It is nearly always the most improbable things that really come to pass.

Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, which is often very uncertain.

Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?

There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really into it.

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.