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Doug Liman Quotes

In particular, I’m drawn to the stories that have big, high concepts and real characters at their heart. And I love where those two worlds meet, and ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ is the perfect canvas to explore that Picture Quote #1

It’s better to find a stunt person who can act. It’s easier to do that than to find an actor who can do a stunt Picture Quote #1

I started my career wanting to make a ‘James Bond’ movie, and I couldn’t get hired! I made ‘The Bourne Identity,’ and ultimately the impact of that film was that it changed the ‘James Bond’ franchise Picture Quote #1

That’s why ‘The Bourne Identity’ has that sort of shaky style, because for the most part, Matt Damon and I were sneaking around Paris and shooting where we didn’t have permits Picture Quote #1

When I was shooting ‘The Bourne Identity,’ I had a mantra: ‘How come you never see James Bond pay a phone bill?’ It sounds trite, but it became the foundation of that franchise Picture Quote #1

More of ‘The Bourne Identity’s script was taken from the events of the Iran Contra, which my father investigated for the Senate, than what was taken from Robert Ludlum’s novel Picture Quote #1

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I populated ‘The Bourne Identity’ with real characters from American history, specifically characters from the Iran-Contra affair, which my father ran the investigation of. But at the heart of it was a fictional character Picture Quote #1

The more real I got on ‘The Bourne Identity,’ the more interesting it got. So ‘Fair Game’ was the chance to go a few more steps in that direction. In fact, I discovered this whole other world that I had ignored in the ‘Bourne’ franchise, which is the domestic life of a spy, and how you make the two halves of your life coexist Picture Quote #1

Finding original source material is not easy, but when something special like ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ comes along, everybody recognized it. I wasn’t swimming against the stream. Warner Brothers immediately supported it, Tom Cruise signed on instantly; Emily Blunt, who was our first choice, signed on immediately Picture Quote #1

Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold choices I made in casting Picture Quote #1

My films are very rooted in specific people’s point of view. Some film-makers give a more global point of view, like God looking down at the characters Picture Quote #1

The beating heart of your story... that’s not what shows up in a trailer. The other stuff is what shows up in a trailer, because that’s what gets people in to the seats, and that’s how studios make their money Picture Quote #1

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At the end of the day, it’s still a show about guys who ride extremely fast motorcycles for a living, Picture Quote #1

What I really found was that the one similarity between ‘Covert Affairs’ and ‘Fair Game’ is a deep love and admiration and fascination with the home life of a spy Picture Quote #1

I had just come off doing a lot of commercials when I did Go, so a part of the fast pace and efficiency comes from the discipline I had to learn from telling stories in 25-second increments, and that type of discipline is insane Picture Quote #1

I’m very interested in politics, and I feel TV is a more political medium than film Picture Quote #1

I can’t impress people with the pedigree of obscure French filmmakers that got me into film. It was Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. I really thought I wanted to make dumb action movies Picture Quote #1

From a production point of view, I still have one foot firmly planted in the independent film world, and much of the shooting on ‘Jumper’ was done ‘Swingers’-style because that was the only way we could afford to do it Picture Quote #1

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It’s much easier to do a fight sequence between two people, if one of the two people in the fight is a stunt person, or you’re going to risk somebody getting hurt Picture Quote #1

If I’m not in love with the script, there’s nothing. It doesn’t matter what you give me. It has to start with the script Picture Quote #1

I think when the United States of America put a man on the moon in 1969, that was one of the greatest accomplishments mankind has ever done Picture Quote #1

The thing about TV is it’s a meritocracy. I love that aspect of it - and I’ve had shows that have gone on the air and been canceled. I’ve seen the good and the bad of it Picture Quote #1

Sometimes rules are there to save your life Picture Quote #1

More of ‘The Bourne Identity’s script was taken from the events of the Iran Contra, which my father investigated for the Senate, than what was taken from Robert Ludlum’s novel Picture Quote #1

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I’m a character-driven director, and I tend to fall in love with the characters in my movies and TV shows Picture Quote #1

In movies, you can basically buy the audience into the theater. If you spend enough money on visual effects, even if you are lacking in story and character, you might still pull it off Picture Quote #1

TV has no choice, but to rely on character, and everybody knows that. I love working in it. It’s such a big canvas where, if you’re successful, you go on for years Picture Quote #1

I pride myself on doing character-driven movies and, when my movies have worked, it’s been because of the right casting and the right character, and it just clicks Picture Quote #1

For big Hollywood movies, I’m on the more character-driven side of the equation. So, TV is a natural place for me to be because you’ve got no choice, but to be character-driven Picture Quote #1

My own personal process with movies is to develop the characters with the actors and, when I’ve done that properly, you can’t imagine anyone else, but that actor, playing that part Picture Quote #1

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In particular, I’m drawn to the stories that have big, high concepts and real characters at their heart. And I love where those two worlds meet, and ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ is the perfect canvas to explore that. (Doug Liman Quotes) It’s better to find a stunt person who can act. It’s easier to do that than to find an actor who can do a stunt. (Doug Liman Quotes) I started my career wanting to make a ‘James Bond’ movie, and I couldn’t get hired! I made ‘The Bourne Identity,’ and ultimately the impact of that film was that it changed the ‘James Bond’ franchise. (Doug Liman Quotes) That’s why ‘The Bourne Identity’ has that sort of shaky style, because for the most part, Matt Damon and I were sneaking around Paris and shooting where we didn’t have permits. (Doug Liman Quotes) When I was shooting ‘The Bourne Identity,’ I had a mantra: ‘How come you never see James Bond pay a phone bill?’ It sounds trite, but it became the foundation of that franchise. (Doug Liman Quotes) More of ‘The Bourne Identity’s script was taken from the events of the Iran Contra, which my father investigated for the Senate, than what was taken from Robert Ludlum’s novel. (Doug Liman Quotes) I populated ‘The Bourne Identity’ with real characters from American history, specifically characters from the Iran-Contra affair, which my father ran the investigation of. But at the heart of it was a fictional character. (Doug Liman Quotes) The more real I got on ‘The Bourne Identity,’ the more interesting it got. So ‘Fair Game’ was the chance to go a few more steps in that direction. In fact, I discovered this whole other world that I had ignored in the ‘Bourne’ franchise, which is the domestic life of a spy, and how you make the two halves of your life coexist. (Doug Liman Quotes) Finding original source material is not easy, but when something special like ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ comes along, everybody recognized it. I wasn’t swimming against the stream. Warner Brothers immediately supported it, Tom Cruise signed on instantly; Emily Blunt, who was our first choice, signed on immediately. (Doug Liman Quotes) Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold choices I made in casting. (Doug Liman Quotes) My films are very rooted in specific people’s point of view. Some film-makers give a more global point of view, like God looking down at the characters. (Doug Liman Quotes) The beating heart of your story... that’s not what shows up in a trailer. The other stuff is what shows up in a trailer, because that’s what gets people in to the seats, and that’s how studios make their money. (Doug Liman Quotes) At the end of the day, it’s still a show about guys who ride extremely fast motorcycles for a living, (Doug Liman Quotes) What I really found was that the one similarity between ‘Covert Affairs’ and ‘Fair Game’ is a deep love and admiration and fascination with the home life of a spy. (Doug Liman Quotes) I had just come off doing a lot of commercials when I did Go, so a part of the fast pace and efficiency comes from the discipline I had to learn from telling stories in 25-second increments, and that type of discipline is insane. (Doug Liman Quotes) I’m very interested in politics, and I feel TV is a more political medium than film (Doug Liman Quotes) I can’t impress people with the pedigree of obscure French filmmakers that got me into film. It was Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. I really thought I wanted to make dumb action movies. (Doug Liman Quotes) From a production point of view, I still have one foot firmly planted in the independent film world, and much of the shooting on ‘Jumper’ was done ‘Swingers’-style because that was the only way we could afford to do it. (Doug Liman Quotes) It’s much easier to do a fight sequence between two people, if one of the two people in the fight is a stunt person, or you’re going to risk somebody getting hurt. (Doug Liman Quotes) If I’m not in love with the script, there’s nothing. It doesn’t matter what you give me. It has to start with the script. (Doug Liman Quotes) I think when the United States of America put a man on the moon in 1969, that was one of the greatest accomplishments mankind has ever done. (Doug Liman Quotes) The thing about TV is it’s a meritocracy. I love that aspect of it - and I’ve had shows that have gone on the air and been canceled. I’ve seen the good and the bad of it. (Doug Liman Quotes) Sometimes rules are there to save your life (Doug Liman Quotes) More of ‘The Bourne Identity’s script was taken from the events of the Iran Contra, which my father investigated for the Senate, than what was taken from Robert Ludlum’s novel (Doug Liman Quotes) I’m a character-driven director, and I tend to fall in love with the characters in my movies and TV shows (Doug Liman Quotes) In movies, you can basically buy the audience into the theater. If you spend enough money on visual effects, even if you are lacking in story and character, you might still pull it off (Doug Liman Quotes) TV has no choice, but to rely on character, and everybody knows that. I love working in it. It’s such a big canvas where, if you’re successful, you go on for years (Doug Liman Quotes) I pride myself on doing character-driven movies and, when my movies have worked, it’s been because of the right casting and the right character, and it just clicks (Doug Liman Quotes) For big Hollywood movies, I’m on the more character-driven side of the equation. So, TV is a natural place for me to be because you’ve got no choice, but to be character-driven (Doug Liman Quotes) My own personal process with movies is to develop the characters with the actors and, when I’ve done that properly, you can’t imagine anyone else, but that actor, playing that part (Doug Liman Quotes)

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