B. Novice Impromptu Event Prompts
9:30 AM
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
1. “I love editing. It’s one of my favorite parts about filmmaking.”- Steven Spielberg.
2. “Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read...if you don’t read, you will never be a filmmaker.” - Werner Herzog.
3. “I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going.” – Kathryn Bigelow
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
1. “The power of story is greater than the power of conversation” – Jordan Peele
2. “When given an opportunity, deliver excellence and never quit”. - Robert Rodriguez.
3. “To be an artist means never to avert one's eyes.” - Akira Kurosawa.
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
1. “But the good news is, the whiskey works” – Sophia Coppola
2. “When people ask me if I went to film school, I tell them, ‘no, I went to films.” -Quentin Tarantino
3. “If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” - Orson Welles.
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
1. “Longevity of focus, I think, is the hardest part” – Patty Jenkins
2. “I want to go to places that are unexpected of me, because people thing that they really have me pegged” – Lee Daniels
3. “A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end…but not necessarily in that order.” - Jean-Luc Godard.
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
1. “I don’t mind that [my work is] a little homemade” - Sophia Coppola
2. “I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.”― Akira Kurosawa.
3. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.” - Stanley Kubrick.
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
1. “Don’t take no as a full stop, treat it like a comma” – Amma Asante
2. “All good ideas start out as bad ideas, that’s why it takes too long.” - Steven Spielberg.
3. “A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.” - Samuel Goldwyn.
Speaker 7
Speaker 7
1. “How do you do it? You just start tearing away at it... It’s impossible to see what it is at first.” – Nancy Myers
2. “Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.” - Martin Scorsese.
3. “Before you say ‘cut,’ wait five more seconds.” - Wim Wenders.
Speaker 8
Speaker 8
1. “I put my ideas into practice. That may be the reason people hate me.” - Emir Kusturica.
2. “All you need for is movie is: a gun and a girl.” - Jean-Luc Godard.
3. Be blind to the ignorance that many have and strive to be the one to open their eyes. - Betty Thomas
1 PM
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
- “Barbie is all these women. And all these women are Barbie.” - Narrator, Barbie
- “Yeah, because actually my job, it’s just Beach.” - Ken, Barbie
- “Humans only have one ending. Ideas live forever.” - Ruth, Barbie
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
1. “Barbie has a great day every day, but Ken only has a great day if Barbie looks at him.” - Narrator, Barbie
2. “We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they have come.” - Ruth, Barbie
3. “There are no multiples of Allan. He’s just Allan.” - Narrator, Ruth
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
1. “I’m trained to stand confidently here.” - Ken, Barbie
2. “It is just the best day ever. So was yesterday, and so is tomorrow, and every day from now until forever. “ - Barbie, Barbie
3. “Every night is girls night.” - Barbie, Barbie
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
1. “Shredding waves is much more dangerous than people realize.” - Ken, Barbie
2. “Don’t blame me, blame Matell. I don’t care.” - Weird Barbie, Barbie
3. “I would never heels if my feet were shaped like this.” - Barbie, Barbie
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
1. “Barbie in the real world? That’s impossible.” - Gloria, Barbie
2. “I just don’t know who I am without you.” - Ken, Barbie
3. “No one rests until this doll is back in the box.” - Matell CEO, Barbie
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
1. “We have to always be extraordinary but somehow we’re always doing it wrong.” - Gloria, Barbie
2. “You guys are not doing patriarchy very well enough.” - Ken, Barbie
3. “Either you’re brainwashed or you’re weird.” - Barbie, Barbie
Speaker 7
Speaker 7
1. “She thinks I’m a fascist? I don’t control the railways or the flow of commerce!” - Barbie, Barbie
2. “To be honest, when I found out the patriarchy wasn’t about horses, I lost interest anyways.” - Ken, Barbie
3. “The real world is forever and irrevocably messed up.” - Barbie, Barbie
Speaker 8
Speaker 8
1. “I want to be a part of the people that make meaning, not the thing that is made.” - Barbie, Barbie
2. “Here I’m just a dude and that’s enough.” - Ken, Barbie
3. “By giving voice to the cognitive dissonance required to be a woman under the patriarchy, you’ve robbed it of its power.” - Barbie, Barbie
2:45 PM
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
"The best mind altering drug is the truth” Lily Tomlin
“A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming.” Jane Fonda
“I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb, and I know I’m not blonde” Dolly Parton
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
“The road to success is always under construction.” Lily Tomlin
“When you can't remember why you're hurt, that's when you're healed.” Jane Fonda
“You don’t have to look like everybody else. You don’t have to be a raving beauty to be special and to be beautiful.” Dolly Parton
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
“Looking young? I say, well, good lighting, good doctors, and good makeup," Dolly Parton
“It's never too late - never too late to start over, never too late to be happy.” Jane Fonda
“We don't care. We don't have to. We're the phone company.” Lily Tomlin
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
“Everybody’s life is a soap opera. Everybody’s life is a country western song," Dolly Parton
“If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.” Jane Fonda
“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.” Lily Tomlin
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
“We had two rooms and running water, if you were willing to run to get it," Dolly Parton
“I don't want my wrinkles taken away - I don't want to look like everyone else”. Jane Fonda
“I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.” Lily Tomlin
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
“Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.” Lily Tomlin
“A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring.” Jane Fonda
"A rhinestone shines just as good as a diamond.” Dolly Parton
Speaker 7
Speaker 7
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose,” Dolly Parton
“To be a revolutionary you have to be a human being. You have to care about people who have no power.” Jane Fonda
“For fast-acting relief try slowing down.” Lily Tomlin
Speaker 8
Speaker 8
“People always say, ‘But you always look so happy.’ Well that’s Botox!" Dolly Parton
“We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.” Jane Fonda
" I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.” Lily Tomlin
4 PM
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
1. "Close doesn't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades." - Frank Robinson
2. "Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead." - Jackie Robinson
3. "There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened." - Tommy Lasorda
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
1. "Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." - Ted Williams
2. "I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." - Bob Lemon
3. "Never save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain." - Leo Durocher
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
1. "Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical." - Yogi Berra
2. "The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime." - Babe Ruth
3. "Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." - Babe Ruth
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
1. "It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
2. "I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats." - Yogi Berra
3. "If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game." - Rickey Henderson
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
1. "People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers Hornsby
2. "Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too." - Yogi Berra
3. "You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life." - Pete Rose
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
1. "Baseball is like a love affair. It's either going to work out or it's not." - Al Kaline
2. "The game of baseball isn't over until it's over." - Yogi Berra
3. "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." - Babe Ruth
Speaker 7
Speaker 7
1. "Man, this is baseball. You gotta stop thinking, just have fun." - The Sandlot
2. "It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing your whole life." - Mickey Mantle
3. "They give you a round bat, and they throw you a round ball, and then they tell you to hit it square." - Willie Stargell
Speaker 8
Speaker 8
1. "The way to make coaches think you're in shape in the spring is to get a tan." - Whitey Ford
2. "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." - Jackie Robinson
3. "Remember these two things: play hard and have fun." - Tony Gwynn