I've really tried to use the power of film to effect change. — Lauren Shuler Donner Change Copy Share Image
We love 'X-Force.' It allows us to be a little grittier. — Lauren Shuler Donner Comic Copy Share Image
The thing about Texas is that it's a little larger than life. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I am a producer who NEVER discusses her budgets, EVER, ever ever. — Lauren Shuler Donner Budgets Copy Share Image
I really liked 'Walk The Line,' and I really liked 'Girl Interrupted,' and I really liked '3:10 To Yuma.' — Lauren Shuler Donner Girl Copy Share Image
For me, I think Bob Iger is one of the smartest men in the country. — Lauren Shuler Donner Country Copy Share Image
People would congratulate Dick for my movies. It bothered me for a long, long time. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
You have to have somebody to root for. I truly believe that's how you ground a movie. You ground them in the… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I wanted to tell people you can live a full life, even if you're not feeling well. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I find myself watching cable and television much more than going to the movies. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
In the past, I've been a workaholic. I'm trying not to be anymore. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I am really excited that we have Jemaine Clement in the show [X-men], because I freakin' love Flight of the Concords. It… — Lauren Shuler Donner Comic Copy Share Image
I feel fortunate every day I'm in this business. No matter how hard it is, no matter how ruthless some people are,… — Lauren Shuler Donner Business Copy Share Image
I grew up outside Cleveland, Ohio, and I went to college at Boston University. I majored in film. Then I came out… — Lauren Shuler Donner Boston university Copy Share Image
The accomplishment that I am most proud of is that 'Free Willy' and 'Dave' got a political message out, which isn't easy… — Lauren Shuler Donner Accomplishment Copy Share Image
I think the time has changed. Because of 9/11, because of the economy, it is more and more now. There is a… — Lauren Shuler Donner Awareness Copy Share Image
I've been very fortunate, but it also never occurred to me that I couldn't do something or that I couldn't ask if… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
When I first set out to make movies, that's what I thought I was going to do - make movies that mean… — Lauren Shuler Donner Film Copy Share Image
I didn't tell anyone I had lupus for many, many years, and I didn't tell anyone I had cancer. I was afraid… — Lauren Shuler Donner Business Copy Share Image
It was a fear we had when we started 'Legion,' that there were too many comic-book series out there, and how do… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I think people really don't understand what a producer does versus what a director does. I mean, the producer is often the… — Lauren Shuler Donner Cinema Copy Share Image
The thematic core of 'X-Men' is tolerance. It's that for those of us who are different in any way - in a… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
What I'm always afraid of is going "off-book,I always get upset when the director leaves the classic comic that was so very… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
With Legion, we're our own universe. It gives Noah [Hawley] the freedom to do what he wants to do. Because we play… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
The first two actors we cast were Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. Because we started so highbrow, we were able to get… — Lauren Shuler Donner Actors Copy Share Image
I stayed in the East for about a year after I graduated. Then, I came out to Los Angeles and started knocking… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan, and I didn't grow up with it, I didn't grow up reading 'X-Men' comics. I became a huge… — Lauren Shuler Donner Business Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I've had the experience with a director where I didn't share the same vision of the movie. — Lauren Shuler Donner Cinema Copy Share Image
Dick understands what I go through. He understands the difficulty and the brutality of the business. — Lauren Shuler Donner Brutality Copy Share Image
I always feel like every film takes the franchise and hangs it in the balance. — Lauren Shuler Donner Balance Copy Share Image
I would say that the first 'X-Men' was the hardest. It took us a long time to get it going. — Lauren Shuler Donner Comic Copy Share Image
I personally have close ties to Marvel because of Kevin Feige, because Kevin worked for me. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
The cinematic universe will not worry about 'Legion.' They will not worry about these TV worlds at all. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
When I was in my 20s, I was always sick. I was always feeling exhausted. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
There's 54 years of X-Men comics by now, so there are a lot of characters to explore. — Lauren Shuler Donner Character Copy Share Image
I like having an idea, or hearing an idea, and getting it into a proper script. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I've never produced a series, so for me [X-men] was a wonderful challenge. — Lauren Shuler Donner Challenge Copy Share Image
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