I'm seen as a little risky to the industry, I think. All my favorite directors are. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
When it comes down to it, I'm still in love with film - I'm a cinephile. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
In so many reviews that I'm reading of 'The Florida Project,' everyone is assuming it's my second film. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
I come from the school of thought that feels that if you can shoot film, you should shoot film. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
I'm always looking for authenticity in my films. They're based in realism. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
So many films are being shot on the DSLR, that they're all starting to look the same. There's a shallow depth of… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
A lot of independent films try to pull off a 14-day shooting schedule, which I think is ridiculous. No matter how big… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
'Tangerine' being my fifth film, I was out of favors. I couldn't afford to get the Arri Alexa or RED cameras and… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
I don't see myself as a short-film director, and I'm not a commercial director. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
I went to NYU thinking I was going to make a 'Die Hard' sequel, or maybe action and genre films for the… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
With a lot of these social realist films, the first thing you do is drain the color. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
Because I'm a dramatist, I'm allowed to take liberties, but I want my films to be based in truth, and it's very… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
I'm from outside most of these worlds I'm focusing on, and I feel there's an ethical approach to making these kinds of… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
I want my films to be different, to use different techniques, not just make a calling card film. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
There are so many directors who don't like any kind of interaction on set except for producers. I am the opposite. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
All I know is this: The reason that I've gotten attention from this industry is that I just kept making films until… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
If you look over the history of cinema, changes happen when directors embrace new tools and technology and think outside the box. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
Filmmaking has been my love since my mother brought me to see James Whale's 'Frankenstein' at the local library at the age… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
I'm seen as a little risky to the industry, I think. All my favorite directors are. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
Some have said I focus on marginalized communities, but it's not like that was my mission statement. I've just told stories that interest me,… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
I have been very inspired and influenced by 'The Little Rascals' my entire career. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
When it comes down to it, I'm still in love with film - I'm a cinephile. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
Film is the only art form where we feel we have to title our stuff literally. Musicians don't have to title their songs literally.… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
My one hope for Netflix and Amazon is to be a little more art house- and indie-friendly, pushing those just as hard as they… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
I cannot stand Hollywood child performances. It just reeks of artifice, and it's weird that, for some reason, Hollywood feels they have to make… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
Most filmmakers, if not all, come from a place of privilege, if only because of the expense. — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
'The Little Rascals' was set against the background of the Great Depression: the characters were living in poverty. It's just that it wasn't focused… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image