Film Quotes
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It's easier making a smaller film like El Mariachi. There are no budget worries because there is no budget. There is no crew problem because there is no crew. And if you screw up, no one is around to see you screw up -- so it's no longer a screw up.
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A lot of the aspects of the world of the film are amalgams of things that already exist.
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As far as documentaries go, I believe unreservedly that they serve an important function in our culture. I'd love to be able to make both documentaries and feature films simultaneously, but so far that hasn't happened.
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Sometimes I see people finish a film and they go, "Yeah, that was good. Where are we going to eat?"
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I wanted to do dance with the same seriousness as art was done and acknowledged, not with the entertainment factor that is always connected to theater and film.
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The difference between film and TV, for me, is just that huge thing of knowing that there's a script that is not going to change and you can go really deep into that. With TV, you're just constantly on a high-wire, making sure you don't fall.
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I definitely don't intend to only make films about Nigerians or Africans. I want to make films about people, any people.
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When you're making a film you're thinking about how to tell the story visually.
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I think I've done every disgusting thing you can in a film.
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For me the movie [Fruitvale Station ] wasn't about that. The movie's about [Oscar Grant] life. And what happens on the platform is a very short part of the film. It's from Oscar's perspective. From the perspectives of the relationships that he's involved with.
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My favorite film involving scarves was little Edie in 'Grey Gardens.' I often wear scarves like that, under hats.
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Any film that you make, it's a very high end game of musical chairs ... but that's just the nature of filmmaking. You do the dance with a certain actor.
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I basically just make films that interest me. And I don't want to make the same film twice, you know? But I've never found a franchise, so... I guess I'm lot poorer because of that, but... what astonishes me is that, at my age, I can still find things that interest me. And that's tremendous.
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Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.
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John is a cottage industry in Baltimore and the city opens its doors for him whenever he is making a new film.
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You have to surrender less when you see a film than when you go and see something live.
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In television, women can really run anything. It can be a comedy, it can be a drama, it can be genre, it can be anything. But in films, women are still getting to the top
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Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. Your bright eyes and easy smile is your museum.
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Everyone I've worked with on any film will say I'm the hardest worker.
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Get out and make films. There are so many cameras now to suit any budget, so there are no excuses.
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In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening, and that was the 9 days of making the film. But you can't say that it's 100% true, because there are places where I've been intrusive and interfered.
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I want to do more films.
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The embarrassing thing is that my salad dressing is out-grossing my films.
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I have always done films with friends rather than strangers.
