I was a war correspondent. I've watched great people crumble under pressure and make bad decisions. Peter Landesman badcorrespondentcrumble Change image and share on social
Sometimes, in a fictional story, you can be more honest and truthful, actually. As a journalist, you're a prisoner of the data, in effect. You have to tell the story with evidence you can verify. Peter Landesman datumeffectevidence Change image and share on social
Documentaries for me always felt kind of limiting. I wanted to go bigger. And I also love actors, and I love performance. So feature filmmaking was always the intent. Peter Landesman actorbigdocumentary Change image and share on social
There's a constant dialogue going back and forth between the filmmakers and the producers. Peter Landesman backconstantdialogue Change image and share on social
I was a painter before I was a writer, so I was always a visual artist. And my writing, to me, was always visual. Peter Landesman artistpaintervisual Change image and share on social
Sony is the only studio without broadcast relationships with the NFL. Peter Landesman broadcastnflrelationship Change image and share on social
I played football the whole time I was growing up, and through two years of college. I think it's a beautiful game in many respects, one that allows you to follow a player from boyhood through manhood. Peter Landesman beautifulboyhoodcollege share on social
Modern art, in particular, seems especially vulnerable to fraud. Its abstractions are sometimes difficult to understand or grasp, and a modern painting is often loved less because of its intrinsic quality - its beauty, as conventionally understood - than because of the identity of the painter, its mark of social status. Peter Landesman abstractionartbeauty share on social
A museum's meticulous presentation - exhaustive captions, hushed lighting, state-of-the-art armature - creates an institutional authority that is constructed to seem impregnable. Peter Landesman armatureartauthority Change image and share on social
People go to the movies to have an emotional experience, not to learn information they could look up on Wikipedia. Peter Landesman emotionalexperienceinformation Change image and share on social