Steven Soderbergh (Steven Andrew Soderbergh) Quotes

Whenever you experiment with something, it's very easy to take the emotion out of it. And going back and forth between wanting to be respected artistically and wanting to move people is its own challenge.

Steven Soderbergh

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  • Emotions
  • Experiment