Steven Shainberg Quotes
Basically, independent film doesn't exist anymore. It does if you have two or three stars in your film, but it's just very difficult.
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Film has to describe and show.
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You can get money and make a really cheap movie. You can, from independent financers who are just giving you money to support artists. This is what was happening in the '90s, and I was very fortunate to be a part of that.
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That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.
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I don't think you have to be in these serious, heavy, independent little movies to be an actor. Some of the most interesting acting I've seen is on cable television.
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I'm extremely particular how my look should be in a film.
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The film depends on the audience's belief in this relationship.
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Oftentimes, when you have a huge studio film and you have big names attached, they like to keep attaching big names.
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Thus in such a Labour Party there can be no question of independent policy.
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My boy cousins used to sit my older brother and me down and take us through a film-studies course. It included 'Tremors', 'The Goonies', and, of course, 'Star Wars'. That was when it began: sitting cross-legged watching as the opening crawl goes up the screen.
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I've only used my own voice about four times on film.
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India has progressed to a stage where a divorcee status hardly matters. What matters is that you raise a positive, independent, well-behaved and intelligent child.
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I come from Venezuela, from the independent film arena, and you work with one camera.
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I am an independent girl. I always put my work first in my priority.
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Death does not exist.
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All I can say is that I am not one of those writers who want 100% of their book in the film. I recognize that film is a different medium and the filmmaker must have the right to bring some new elements to the table, provided the soul of the book is preserved.
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I believe women should be independent and have their own life. But I also think that when a couple decides to have a family, things change because you need to live in unison.
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If I wasn't a film-maker, I'd be a film critic. It's the only thing I'd be qualified to do.
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It's nice that the independent scene is taken seriously, and has been.
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Sweet potatoes are ideal for lazy days: just bake, then mash and mix with yogurt, butter or olive oil.
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Dividing meager resources across a host of medium term operational goals creates mediocrity on a broad scale.
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I haven't found it to be particularly enjoyable... ninety percent of the time when I go on dates, I'm thinking, 'I could be reading my book instead.'
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Of course, we were not promoters, we Westons, let's face it. Dad had only $300 in the bank at the end, that's all he had.
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Basically, independent film doesn't exist anymore. It does if you have two or three stars in your film, but it's just very difficult.
