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> [Because you're telling a story, and I'm sure people fifty years ago would tell the same story differently if they were telling it to you today. Because the time is different. The film is the work of today's audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/because-you-re-telling-a-story-and-i-m-sure-people-fifty-years-ago/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

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## More by Dennis Muren

> [And I also trust that there's more than one way to do something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/and-i-also-trust-that-there-s-more-than-one-way-to-do-something/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [Everyone is trying to do something that hasn't been done and that's a really good thing. You can only do so much with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/everyone-is-trying-to-do-something-that-hasn-t-been-done-and-that-s-a/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [I just focus on one show, when this is over then I'll start looking at what is coming up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/i-just-focus-on-one-show-when-this-is-over-then-i-ll-start-looking-at/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [I'm always reaching for something we really haven't done, and War of the Worlds has a lot of this sort of documentary look to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/i-m-always-reaching-for-something-we-really-haven-t-done-and-war-of/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [But you don't hire Ang Lee to do a typical children's movie. But it's such an interesting combination, whoever thought of getting Ang together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/but-you-don-t-hire-ang-lee-to-do-a-typical-children-s-movie-but-it-s/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [And it's very hard to do this stuff too because there are so many effects movies being done, so many companies busy doing this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/and-it-s-very-hard-to-do-this-stuff-too-because-there-are-so-many/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [To me the biggest breakthrough was when we did Terminator 2 that just opened the door for Jurassic and all of the others and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/to-me-the-biggest-breakthrough-was-when-we-did-terminator-2-that-just/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [Because you're telling a story, and I'm sure people fifty years ago would tell the same story differently if they were telling it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/because-you-re-telling-a-story-and-i-m-sure-people-fifty-years-ago/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [You know you can usually solve almost any problem, or you'll realize you can't, but usually you can solve almost any problem through some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/you-know-you-can-usually-solve-almost-any-problem-or-you-ll-realize/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [And then you start getting into the technical side of it and the aesthetic side and with those areas you can come up with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/and-then-you-start-getting-into-the-technical-side-of-it-and-the/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [Other times you can get showy for three minutes, and that's OK with certain films. But that isn't right with an Ang Lee movie,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/other-times-you-can-get-showy-for-three-minutes-and-that-s-ok-with/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [What you want to do is, you want to get away from people being afraid to show their work, which is the first thing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/what-you-want-to-do-is-you-want-to-get-away-from-people-being-afraid/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [I see the tool set being the same and maybe doing virtual movies and that's fine for some stories but not for others. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/i-see-the-tool-set-being-the-same-and-maybe-doing-virtual-movies-and/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [You know a lot of what worked on this was taken from Harry Potter 2, the little Doby character, we had a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/you-know-a-lot-of-what-worked-on-this-was-taken-from-harry-potter-2/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

> [Steven and I have worked together a lot and I'm far ahead of the curve than most people in knowing what he wants, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/steven-and-i-have-worked-together-a-lot-and-i-m-far-ahead-of-the/)

[Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/)

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