We all fear death and question our place in the universe. The artist’s job is not to succumb to despair, but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existence.
Gertrude Stein (Kathy Bates) in the charming romantic comedy fantasy Midnight in Paris (2011). Written and directed by Woody Allen, it tells of a writer who at midnight is able to travel back in time to the 1920s.
Alex Raphael 
Flattering picture of Kathy Bates! Hope you feeling okay š
One slow reply! Still pretty awful but starting to see a little light at the end of the sickness tunnel.
Aww! š¦ well keep looking at the light (Carol Anne) and you’ll be on the mend in no time š
Great quote
Thanks. I’m so grateful for her friendship with Ernest Hemingway as it helped inspire Fiesta/The Sun Also Rises.
Very cool. I’m not a huge Hemingway fan but I do love that book.
I loved this movie and this quote. It was so magical.
One of my favourites by his. A really delightful film.
Delightful is the word.
Oh I need to see this! š
Very charming. Really think you’d like it.
Great quote. One of my favorite movies!
Any film set in Paris always has a great headstart š
Great quote and movie.
It really was. One of Woody’s best.
I loved that film. It was an unexpected pleasure to watch.
Always nice to see Woody on form. He went through some very poor ones in the 90s.
I saw them all, of course. I think Jasmine was the only one I haven’t seen. xo
Which ones are your all-time favourites?
OMG … Match Point is the one. I watched it too many times.
Super choice. Annie Hall for me.
Super super choice.
Thanks. I mean what other film has lines like this? https://alexraphael.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/lines-of-the-day-anniehall/