2-23-09

2-23-09—Early last year, official s were still fretting abut the rise of London’s financial industry and the competitive threat it posed to New York. Now they are worried about filling a huge hole in the city’s economy while ring to retain thousands of laid off financiers before they scatter across the globe. –NYT A19
--I don’t think we really need another film about the Holocaust do we. It’s like how many have there been? You know, we get it. It was grim. Move on. No, I’m doing it because I’ve noticed that if you do a film about the Holocaust, you’re guaranteed an Oscar. I’ve been nominated four times. Never won. And the whole world is going, ‘why hasn’t Kate won one.’ That’s it. That’s why I’m doing it. Schlinders ‘bloody’ List. The Pianist. Oscars coming out of their ass.”—Kate Winslet