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Steven Soderbergh Quotes

What are the stories you want people to tell about you? Picture Quote #1

Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering Picture Quote #1

I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had but I know that I don’t. I feel like I have to work really hard to keep myself afloat, doing what I do. But I find it pleasurable Picture Quote #1

I don’t consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are gifted Picture Quote #1

The key is, if youre not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes pretty well Picture Quote #1

To me the director’s job is to leave it in better shape than you found it, literally Picture Quote #1

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Traffic is about drugs. As detailed a portrait as I can muster about what is happening in the drug world, from top to bottom, from policy to how things move on the street Picture Quote #1

When things go right it’s hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong it’s really easy Picture Quote #1

Another thing that really excites me: I’d like to do multiple versions of the same film Picture Quote #1

You’re supposed to expand your mind to fit the art, you’re not supposed to chop the art down to fit your mind Picture Quote #1

But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business is not that dissimilar from a lot of other businesses Picture Quote #1

We have to have a version of our own story that we keep telling ourselves that allows us to get up in the morning. This version of yourself is what you sell to yourself. I think it necessarily includes... not looking at certain things. Everybody’s got some blind spot Picture Quote #1

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There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and drugs. Two of them we talk about, and one of them we don’t Picture Quote #1

I’ve begun to believe more and more that movies are all about transitions, that the key to making good movies is to pay attention to the transition between scenes. And not just how you get from one scene to the next, but where you leave a scene and where you come into a new scene. Those are some of the most important decisions that you make. It can be the difference between a movie that works and a movie that doesn’t Picture Quote #1

If you’re not flying people around on wires, and you’re only allowing them to do things that people can really do, it can’t go on for very long, because eventually somebody gets the drop on the other person and then it’s over Picture Quote #1

I’m not precious about anything. The effort it took to get something means nothing to me in post. It means nothing to the audience. I’ll chop limbs off. I’ll put an arm where a leg should be. I’ll do anything Picture Quote #1

My first three movies, I didn’t start editing until we were finished shooting. That’s unthinkable to me now Picture Quote #1

I always have a plan, but then I’m always ready to throw the plan out, and everyone’s ready to make a radical left turn if necessary Picture Quote #1

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I stopped reading reviews about my own movies. I read stuff about other people’s movies Picture Quote #1

It’s a weird thing to say, but it would appear to me axiomatic that if you understood fully what I was doing and appreciated it, you would like it Picture Quote #1

You should never assume anything coming from a critical standpoint. You should go into everything assuming you’re going to get crushed Picture Quote #1

Men tend to define themselves by what they do, and so if you’re dealing with a character who’s trying to figure that out, or multiple characters, then there’s something there for guys, too Picture Quote #1

I’m in the process of working out an arrangement to make some very, very, very small films in the midst of all these films and maybe that will help. But you get tired of talking. You just want to do it Picture Quote #1

I’m very comfortable with failure. I’m very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people Picture Quote #1

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It’s pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me. I like it. The films that have come out of that, I personally like better than the ones that didn’t Picture Quote #1

When you’re sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read it, or you can’t Picture Quote #1

Once you get an offer from Steven Soderbergh, you just do anything you can to make it fit Picture Quote #1

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What are the stories you want people to tell about you? (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had but I know that I don’t. I feel like I have to work really hard to keep myself afloat, doing what I do. But I find it pleasurable (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) I don’t consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are gifted (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) The key is, if youre not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes pretty well (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) To me the director’s job is to leave it in better shape than you found it, literally (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) Traffic is about drugs. As detailed a portrait as I can muster about what is happening in the drug world, from top to bottom, from policy to how things move on the street (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) When things go right it’s hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong it’s really easy (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) Another thing that really excites me: I’d like to do multiple versions of the same film (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) You’re supposed to expand your mind to fit the art, you’re not supposed to chop the art down to fit your mind (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business is not that dissimilar from a lot of other businesses (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) We have to have a version of our own story that we keep telling ourselves that allows us to get up in the morning. This version of yourself is what you sell to yourself. I think it necessarily includes... not looking at certain things. Everybody’s got some blind spot (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and drugs. Two of them we talk about, and one of them we don’t (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) I’ve begun to believe more and more that movies are all about transitions, that the key to making good movies is to pay attention to the transition between scenes. And not just how you get from one scene to the next, but where you leave a scene and where you come into a new scene. Those are some of the most important decisions that you make. It can be the difference between a movie that works and a movie that doesn’t (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) If you’re not flying people around on wires, and you’re only allowing them to do things that people can really do, it can’t go on for very long, because eventually somebody gets the drop on the other person and then it’s over (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) I’m not precious about anything. The effort it took to get something means nothing to me in post. It means nothing to the audience. I’ll chop limbs off. I’ll put an arm where a leg should be. I’ll do anything (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) My first three movies, I didn’t start editing until we were finished shooting. That’s unthinkable to me now (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) I always have a plan, but then I’m always ready to throw the plan out, and everyone’s ready to make a radical left turn if necessary (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) I stopped reading reviews about my own movies. I read stuff about other people’s movies (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) It’s a weird thing to say, but it would appear to me axiomatic that if you understood fully what I was doing and appreciated it, you would like it (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) You should never assume anything coming from a critical standpoint. You should go into everything assuming you’re going to get crushed (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) Men tend to define themselves by what they do, and so if you’re dealing with a character who’s trying to figure that out, or multiple characters, then there’s something there for guys, too (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) I’m in the process of working out an arrangement to make some very, very, very small films in the midst of all these films and maybe that will help. But you get tired of talking. You just want to do it (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) I’m very comfortable with failure. I’m very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) It’s pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me. I like it. The films that have come out of that, I personally like better than the ones that didn’t (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) When you’re sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read it, or you can’t (Steven Soderbergh Quotes) Once you get an offer from Steven Soderbergh, you just do anything you can to make it fit (Steven Soderbergh Quotes)

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