"The "real" and the "performed" act is twofold in the home movie. Our many different roles exemplify the separation and interrelation of our public and private lives. The act of mimesis seems to signify "I exist" or rather "I represent myself..." This imitation of ourselves is an authentic "copy" of the original, since...the role is indentical. For example: a woman smelling a flower can appear spontaneous or be a reenactment. Which one was caught on film?"

- The Picture of a model reality. Wittgenstein, on culture and value.