Because TV is mostly close up, it has to be fast. And because it has to be fast, you don't have time to explain completely, by a sequence shot, what's happening between people. So instead of experiencing what's happening, say, when a couple is dancing, dialogue is used to explain.

I am not at all interested in theories about cinema. I am only interested in images and people and sound. I am really a very simple person.

We don't all look alike - some people think they're tough, some people think they're fragile - but in the end, we share a lot.

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