There's no such thing as history, only historians. That's how we know about the past.
Peter GreenawayThere are, after all, approaches to be made other than the dependable routes that massage sentimental expectations and provide easy opportunities for emotional identification.
Peter GreenawayLife is full of a thousand red herrings, and it takes the history of a civilisation to work out which are the red herrings and which aren't.
Peter GreenawayAmericans don't understand what metaphor in cinema is about. They're extremely good at making straightforward, linear narrative movies, which entertain superbly. But they very rarely do anything else.
Peter GreenawayAs you probably know, I'm often accused of intellectual exhibitionism and all forms of elitism. Although I can understand this point of view, it's a rather wasted argument because, if we regard areas of information as being elite and therefore somehow not usable, it means our centre-ground of activity becomes very, very impoverished.
Peter Greenaway