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Checkpoint Quotes

Quotes on checkpoints, choices, and difficult moments

This set of checkpoint quotes uses the word in very different senses, with one actor treating the story itself as a creative decision-making checkpoint, while a journalist describes the real gamble of approaching a hostile checkpoint in a war zone.

As an actor, there are many confusing factors that can make you take or not take a decision. It becomes difficult. Your first and last checkpoint should be the story. I always read a script as an audience.

Quotes by Nimrat Kaur

You have two options when you approach a hostile checkpoint in a war zone, and each is a gamble. The first is to stop and identify yourself as a journalist and hope that you are respected as a neutral observer....

Quotes by Lynsey Addario

I find it a bit sad that there is no photo of me hanging on the walls in the Berlin Museum at Checkpoint Charlie.

Quotes by David Hasselhoff

I looked into corruption in Afghanistan through a work called 'Payback' and impersonated a police officer, set up a fake checkpoint on the street in Kabul and stopped cars, but instead of asking them for a bribe, offered them money...

Quotes by Aman Mojadidi

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'checkpoint' mean in the actor's quote?
For the actor, the checkpoint is a creative touchstone. The story itself becomes the first and last decision point when reading a script.
What real-world danger is described at a checkpoint?
One quote describes the gamble a journalist faces approaching a hostile checkpoint in a war zone, choosing whether to identify as press and hope to be treated as neutral.
Is there a historical checkpoint mentioned in this collection?
Yes, one quote references Checkpoint Charlie at the Berlin Museum, tied to the speaker's own history.
How was a fake checkpoint used to investigate corruption?
A journalist describes setting up a fake checkpoint in Kabul while posing as a police officer, as part of investigating corruption in Afghanistan.
Why are checkpoints described as involving difficult factors?
Because the decisions around them, whether creative or real-world, involve confusing and difficult factors that can't always be resolved simply.

Other quotes reference the historic Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin and a reporter's undercover method of setting up a fake checkpoint in Kabul to expose corruption, showing how difficult real-world checkpoints can be.