Terry Zwigoff Quotes
Saying that all documentaries are the same is like saying all foreign films are the same.
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Film has to describe and show.
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Charlie Sheen gave me a signed headshot. I think it said, 'Keep it real.' But 'real' was spelled 'reel,' like a film reel.
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My mum is my biggest critic. She said I was good for the first film, but I can still be better, and I need to polish my acting skills.
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Film has always been a really good tool for me to communicate emotion about why I create a collection. I'm probably one of the first designers to make short films.
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The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics - the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room.
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Our feature film, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Two,' has a built-in fan base from the original film.
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I'm extremely particular how my look should be in a film.
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Female characters in literature are full. They're messy: they've got runny noses and burp and belch. Unfortunately, in film, female characters don't often have that kind of richness.
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Being in a Woody Allen film. I cherish it.
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I've only used my own voice about four times on film.
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When I do a horror or a fantasy film it all boils down to something in the script that surprises me. It could be a big thing or a small moment. If it's there I'll do it.
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A film has its own life and takes its own time.
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I love film. I've always been enchanted by doing film. It's something I grew up watching - classics and directors I admire - so that's something I've always been passionate about.
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Film is much more visual, a scene is typically a lot shorter, you're dealing with a lot more characters, a lot more locations, and you're able to rely on things that you just can never do on the stage.
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I want to do theatre and film and direct my own things and develop.
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A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.
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In film, movies schedules are based on three things: actors availabilities, when are sets being built, when you can rent the place youre going to film in.
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We'll probably look at the film tomorrow and see some real good things, but right now we're our own worst enemy.
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TV, particularly network television, gives you a much greater opportunity to tell a long-form story, to develop a character and keep it detailed. Film, by its nature, is more finite.
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What we're doing to the planet is inexcusable.
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The people of the world, all of them, whether it is the different race or the different language or the different lifestyle, tend to only think about what we cannot share. But our brains are all the same. We are the same people. With everyone’s strength, we can all share the same feelings. That much is obvious. But it won’t come easily.
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You could put all the talent I had into your left eye and still not suffer from impaired vision.
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I realized than an author cannot also be a producer.
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Saying that all documentaries are the same is like saying all foreign films are the same.
