Christian Marclay Quotes & Sayings

“We go to the movies to forget about time, to be in a dream state. And it's entertainment, distraction, from the fact that everything is kind of crumbling in front of our eyes.”

“With improvisation, I just do it. It might be a total failure but then you just throw the dice again.”

“If the music in a groove fits with what you're playing, then play it; if not, then you can play it backwards. If that doesn't work, you try it at a different speed. If it really doesn't work you just break it. The whole ritual to put a record on a turntable just to listen to it, I don't do that too often.”

“The process of editing is what I enjoy most - putting the pieces together and making sense out of them.”

“Every person's remembering will be different. That engagement is important, I think.”

“I've never been a big cinephile, which may be why I could treat 'The Clock' like a puzzle and force the pieces to fit together in odd ways.”

“It's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long.”

“Art is all in the details.”

“If you make something good and interesting and not ridiculing someone or being offensive, the creators of the original material will like it.”

“Unlike sitting at a computer screen, printing is very direct and hands-on.”