“The concrete world isn't necessarily the most powerful world.”

— Julie Taymor

Academy of Achievement interview (2006)
Context: The concrete world isn't necessarily the most powerful world. The world of the mind — whether you're watching Matrix or whatever — the world that's inside here has the power to do a lot of good and a lot of damage.

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American film and theatre director 1952

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