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Steven Spielberg: Film through the shark’s eyes
“Jaws is scary because of what you don’t see."
Jan 13
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Thomas Edison: Hang around your laboratory
"There’s no such thing as an idea being brain-born; everything comes from the outside."
Jan 6
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Christopher Anderson: Cut through the stage-managed image
"Reveal something more real."
Jan 6
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D'Angelo: Show the spirit moving through you
The singer on what he learned singing in church.
Dec 21, 2025
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Cillian Murphy: Instinct over intellect
"If you feel it, then it’s right."
Dec 18, 2025
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Martin Parr: Fight propaganda
"I make serious photographs disguised as entertainment. I try to point out when I find universal truths."
Dec 16, 2025
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Brian Eno: Find your way through making it
Why artists are not architects.
Dec 7, 2025
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Kurt Vonnegut: Stay as close to the edge as you can without going over
How to find "big, undreamed‑of things."
Dec 4, 2025
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