The idea of the state is, or should be, a very limited, prescribed idea. The state looks after the defense of the realm, and other matters - raising revenue to pay for things which are for all of us, and so on. That idea has turned turtle now. The state isn't any longer perceived as an institution which exists to serve us.
タグ: matters, turtle, us, things, looks

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All your life, you live so close to truth, it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye. And when something nudges it into outline, it is like being ambushed by a grotesque.
タグ: live, blur, you, truth, life
One feels that the past stays the way you left it, whereas the present is in constant movement; it's unstable all around you.
タグ: present, way, past, you
I was so thrilled being a reporter, because it gave you the kind of access to people that you wouldn't ever get to meet.
タグ: meet, being, people, you
I think theater ought to be theatrical.
タグ: theater, ought, i-think, think
Schepisi is the sort of director who could, would, and frequently did phone me whenever he came across a textual problem.
タグ: problem, who, phone, me
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