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I’ve always just loved drawing and loved cartoons. Growing up, I loved Disney films, I loved The Simpsons, and I was a big fan of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes and the way that they would have weird fantasy and then down-to-earth funny character comedy Picture Quote #1

I think it’s dynamite, the way my career has just kept moving, even when people didn’t know it did. I made such interesting films, but, yeah, they’re not necessarily the big movies that go to the supermarket. I don’t need those movies, because I don’t wanna do them Picture Quote #1

I have fun making films. I love making films. It’s the only thing I know how to do. And I do it well Picture Quote #1

I am really attracted to films. It’s nice to do something new, all the time. That’s why I like being an actor Picture Quote #1

I’d like to do interesting indie films mixed with big, high-paying commercial blockbusters. ‘One for you, one for me,’ is what they say Picture Quote #1

I don’t think you make documentary films to get your country house. If you’re trying to gamble on that, you’ve very foolish Picture Quote #1

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In documentary films, you’re a storyteller using found objects. You still have to have a story arc and all the elements that make a good story. It really helped me mature as a storyteller Picture Quote #1

I think documentary filmmaking is a braver way to make films because it’s real, and you’re really there Picture Quote #1

I became a documentary filmmaker because I wanted to make socially conscious films. I never studied filmmaking - everything I have learned has been on the field Picture Quote #1

The key fact missed most often by social scientists utilizing documentary films for data, is this: documentary films are not found or reported things; they’re made things Picture Quote #1

My films usually start with an idea that I get while walking the streets. For example, I got the idea for ‘Guard Dog’ when I was walking in the park and I saw a dog barking at a bird Picture Quote #1

I’d love to do films, but I’d feel bad in my gut if I did anything just for the money. I want to wait for something I’m really passionate about, even if I don’t work for a year Picture Quote #1

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I was scouted at the age of 10 by a Hollywood agent. I was a really shy, geeky-looking thing, and started in the industry by doing ‘extra’ work on films Picture Quote #1

The things I want to make into a film, they’re personal, esoteric things, and I don’t expect anyone else to like them as much as I do. I generally like my films more than anybody else will Picture Quote #1

Why should I have to say bye to one thing to do another? I can do lots of things at one time, and as much as I love to do films, I’d love to do ads as well! Picture Quote #1

I’m so not interested in producing, other than doing my own work, producing my own films. I only do it as favors, for other people to get their films made Picture Quote #1

My work is like digging, it’s archaeological research among the arid materials of our times. That’s how I understand my first films, and that’s what I’m still doing Picture Quote #1

I studied science and journalism at the University of Colorado and then got interested in experimental film there and started doing my own films Picture Quote #1

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I think of my films as not necessarily political but more moral. Between my father, my stepfather, and my mother - they all felt pretty passionately about the importance of standing up and doing the right thing, and none of them were suck-ups. What motivates me is usually abuse of power Picture Quote #1

All my films are about kind of being seen to be one thing when you’re actually something else, and the power of the female spirit to make things work your way on your terms. Which is what I do Picture Quote #1

My films are doing well in Polish cinemas, so I don’t really have problems financing them, and my international accolades are helpful Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to pinpoint why all of a sudden a group of Australian films will be doing well and why they perhaps are better made than some from the past Picture Quote #1

If two of your films don’t do well, people say you’re out in the cold and your career is over. One film does well, and you’ve had the best year of your life! I don’t believe in all that’s written Picture Quote #1

I enjoy doing independent films more, only because there’s more freedom. There’s not as many cooks tampering with what you are trying to do Picture Quote #1

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I think it’s helpful to aspire to make films if you feel that other people are not doing what you want to do Picture Quote #1

What’s so fun when you shoot in a car is you get to research all the other road movies that have ever been done, and you try to figure out where do they place the cameras and how many shots can you get with your people in the car. So just doing the research on the films is so fun Picture Quote #1

I don’t look back or analyze my films. I just make them. It’s for someone else to look at Picture Quote #1

I wasted time writing films. I don’t look back on those years as lost, but it wasn’t what I should have been doing Picture Quote #1

Indian films are always very passionate and romantic, and so long as the scene is done well aesthetically, I have no qualms doing it Picture Quote #1

Cocteau is someone who has made such a profound impression on me that there’s no doubt he’s influenced every one of my films Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always just loved drawing and loved cartoons. Growing up, I loved Disney films, I loved The Simpsons, and I was a big fan of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes and the way that they would have weird fantasy and then down-to-earth funny character comedy. (Films Quotes) I think it’s dynamite, the way my career has just kept moving, even when people didn’t know it did. I made such interesting films, but, yeah, they’re not necessarily the big movies that go to the supermarket. I don’t need those movies, because I don’t wanna do them. (Films Quotes) I have fun making films. I love making films. It’s the only thing I know how to do. And I do it well. (Films Quotes) I am really attracted to films. It’s nice to do something new, all the time. That’s why I like being an actor. (Films Quotes) I’d like to do interesting indie films mixed with big, high-paying commercial blockbusters. ‘One for you, one for me,’ is what they say. (Films Quotes) I don’t think you make documentary films to get your country house. If you’re trying to gamble on that, you’ve very foolish. (Films Quotes) In documentary films, you’re a storyteller using found objects. You still have to have a story arc and all the elements that make a good story. It really helped me mature as a storyteller. (Films Quotes) I think documentary filmmaking is a braver way to make films because it’s real, and you’re really there. (Films Quotes) I became a documentary filmmaker because I wanted to make socially conscious films. I never studied filmmaking - everything I have learned has been on the field. (Films Quotes) The key fact missed most often by social scientists utilizing documentary films for data, is this: documentary films are not found or reported things; they’re made things. (Films Quotes) My films usually start with an idea that I get while walking the streets. For example, I got the idea for ‘Guard Dog’ when I was walking in the park and I saw a dog barking at a bird. (Films Quotes) I’d love to do films, but I’d feel bad in my gut if I did anything just for the money. I want to wait for something I’m really passionate about, even if I don’t work for a year. (Films Quotes) I was scouted at the age of 10 by a Hollywood agent. I was a really shy, geeky-looking thing, and started in the industry by doing ‘extra’ work on films. (Films Quotes) The things I want to make into a film, they’re personal, esoteric things, and I don’t expect anyone else to like them as much as I do. I generally like my films more than anybody else will. (Films Quotes) Why should I have to say bye to one thing to do another? I can do lots of things at one time, and as much as I love to do films, I’d love to do ads as well! (Films Quotes) I’m so not interested in producing, other than doing my own work, producing my own films. I only do it as favors, for other people to get their films made. (Films Quotes) My work is like digging, it’s archaeological research among the arid materials of our times. That’s how I understand my first films, and that’s what I’m still doing... (Films Quotes) I studied science and journalism at the University of Colorado and then got interested in experimental film there and started doing my own films. (Films Quotes) I think of my films as not necessarily political but more moral. Between my father, my stepfather, and my mother - they all felt pretty passionately about the importance of standing up and doing the right thing, and none of them were suck-ups. What motivates me is usually abuse of power. (Films Quotes) All my films are about kind of being seen to be one thing when you’re actually something else, and the power of the female spirit to make things work your way on your terms. Which is what I do. (Films Quotes) My films are doing well in Polish cinemas, so I don’t really have problems financing them, and my international accolades are helpful. (Films Quotes) It’s hard to pinpoint why all of a sudden a group of Australian films will be doing well and why they perhaps are better made than some from the past. (Films Quotes) If two of your films don’t do well, people say you’re out in the cold and your career is over. One film does well, and you’ve had the best year of your life! I don’t believe in all that’s written. (Films Quotes) I enjoy doing independent films more, only because there’s more freedom. There’s not as many cooks tampering with what you are trying to do. (Films Quotes) I think it’s helpful to aspire to make films if you feel that other people are not doing what you want to do. (Films Quotes) What’s so fun when you shoot in a car is you get to research all the other road movies that have ever been done, and you try to figure out where do they place the cameras and how many shots can you get with your people in the car. So just doing the research on the films is so fun. (Films Quotes) I don’t look back or analyze my films. I just make them. It’s for someone else to look at. (Films Quotes) I wasted time writing films. I don’t look back on those years as lost, but it wasn’t what I should have been doing. (Films Quotes) Indian films are always very passionate and romantic, and so long as the scene is done well aesthetically, I have no qualms doing it. (Films Quotes) Cocteau is someone who has made such a profound impression on me that there’s no doubt he’s influenced every one of my films. (Films Quotes)

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