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All of a sudden, those few pages of script that he had shown me with the weird images I could visualize all of that in my brain, and I knew that there was this mad little genius at work here and I really wanted to do the film Picture Quote #1

My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film Picture Quote #1

I use the film industry as a pleasure for work and that kind of thing and it’s not a pursuit to make me feel happy in my life Picture Quote #1

A neighborhood friend showed me how it was possible to go to a camera shop and pick up chemicals for pennies... literally... and develop your own film and make prints Picture Quote #1

If you feel you have a film that’s valid, you stick your ass on the line Picture Quote #1

When you are making the one you are doing, you think it is the greatest film going. And then you do another one and it is a great film Picture Quote #1

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I never think that a film should answer questions for you. I think it should make you ask a lot of questions Picture Quote #1

The film director, in many instances, has to swallow somebody else’s decision about the final form of something. It’s so hard as to be intolerable Picture Quote #1

I think everybody works from a defensive position, for the most part, in the film industry Picture Quote #1

I never told my father I loved him before he died, and I have a lot of issues about that. They’re all swimming around in my head, in my heart, unresolved, and in a way it felt fitting to dedicate the film to him Picture Quote #1

It’s becoming increasingly harder and harder; there’s no such thing as independent film anymore. There aren’t any, they don’t exist. In the old days you could go and get a certain amount of the budget with foreign sales, now everybody wants a marketable angle Picture Quote #1

Your own barometer is all you have to go by, and often what makes a good director is knowing when not to say something. On occasions you can find yourself on a film set where the person who is wearing the director’s hat is only trying to justify his position Picture Quote #1

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The real trouble with film school is that the people teaching are so far out of the industry that they don’t give the students an idea of what’s happening Picture Quote #1

It’s always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised Picture Quote #1

I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it, but if they don’t, I’m prepared to enjoy it all by myself Picture Quote #1

Also, if you watch the film once, there are lots of things that you won’t get because there are punch lines in the first act, the setup to which isn’t until the second act Picture Quote #1

My whole goal was to be able to work in television and film and maintain a normal life, never be in a tabloid Picture Quote #1

Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry Picture Quote #1

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You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the time, and when they do talk, what they say is mostly lies. That can make for a pretty confusing film Picture Quote #1

The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on Picture Quote #1

A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it’s done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making Picture Quote #1

I’ve written something and I would like to have my first film directed by the time I’m 30 Picture Quote #1

It’s something that I am going over in my head about the whole video game thing, and whether you support violence by being in a film like this. I mean, to me, it’s incredibly unreal and it’s all about the action, and just explosions Picture Quote #1

I’m doing a record that has a story that runs through all of the songs, and then there is also a film that goes along with it Picture Quote #1

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I do tend to take time off. A year and a half ago I went to film school, and before that I had taken years off at a time to be involved politically or this or that Picture Quote #1

Film, therefore, is part of society, not distant from it, easy to experience for people regardless of class Picture Quote #1

I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film scripts have a synthetical constitution Picture Quote #1

In film, you can’t go into analytical explorations because the audience will reject that Picture Quote #1

When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty laugh from all my family Picture Quote #1

I’m not afraid of being thought of as someone who is associated with film music. Why not? If it’s a good song, what does it matter? Picture Quote #1

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All of a sudden, those few pages of script that he had shown me with the weird images I could visualize all of that in my brain, and I knew that there was this mad little genius at work here and I really wanted to do the film (Film Quotes) My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film (Film Quotes) I use the film industry as a pleasure for work and that kind of thing and it’s not a pursuit to make me feel happy in my life (Film Quotes) A neighborhood friend showed me how it was possible to go to a camera shop and pick up chemicals for pennies... literally... and develop your own film and make prints (Film Quotes) If you feel you have a film that’s valid, you stick your ass on the line (Film Quotes) When you are making the one you are doing, you think it is the greatest film going. And then you do another one and it is a great film (Film Quotes) I never think that a film should answer questions for you. I think it should make you ask a lot of questions (Film Quotes) The film director, in many instances, has to swallow somebody else’s decision about the final form of something. It’s so hard as to be intolerable (Film Quotes) I think everybody works from a defensive position, for the most part, in the film industry (Film Quotes) I never told my father I loved him before he died, and I have a lot of issues about that. They’re all swimming around in my head, in my heart, unresolved, and in a way it felt fitting to dedicate the film to him (Film Quotes) It’s becoming increasingly harder and harder; there’s no such thing as independent film anymore. There aren’t any, they don’t exist. In the old days you could go and get a certain amount of the budget with foreign sales, now everybody wants a marketable angle (Film Quotes) Your own barometer is all you have to go by, and often what makes a good director is knowing when not to say something. On occasions you can find yourself on a film set where the person who is wearing the director’s hat is only trying to justify his position (Film Quotes) The real trouble with film school is that the people teaching are so far out of the industry that they don’t give the students an idea of what’s happening (Film Quotes) It’s always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised (Film Quotes) I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it, but if they don’t, I’m prepared to enjoy it all by myself (Film Quotes) Also, if you watch the film once, there are lots of things that you won’t get because there are punch lines in the first act, the setup to which isn’t until the second act (Film Quotes) My whole goal was to be able to work in television and film and maintain a normal life, never be in a tabloid (Film Quotes) Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry (Film Quotes) You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the time, and when they do talk, what they say is mostly lies. That can make for a pretty confusing film (Film Quotes) The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on (Film Quotes) A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it’s done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making (Film Quotes) I’ve written something and I would like to have my first film directed by the time I’m 30 (Film Quotes) It’s something that I am going over in my head about the whole video game thing, and whether you support violence by being in a film like this. I mean, to me, it’s incredibly unreal and it’s all about the action, and just explosions (Film Quotes) I’m doing a record that has a story that runs through all of the songs, and then there is also a film that goes along with it (Film Quotes) I do tend to take time off. A year and a half ago I went to film school, and before that I had taken years off at a time to be involved politically or this or that (Film Quotes) Film, therefore, is part of society, not distant from it, easy to experience for people regardless of class (Film Quotes) I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film scripts have a synthetical constitution (Film Quotes) In film, you can’t go into analytical explorations because the audience will reject that (Film Quotes) When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty laugh from all my family (Film Quotes) I’m not afraid of being thought of as someone who is associated with film music. Why not? If it’s a good song, what does it matter? (Film Quotes)

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