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> [I think I have been stereotyped as an action director in Hollywood, so all I got were the action scripts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/i-think-i-have-been-stereotyped-as-an-action-director-in-hollywood-so/)

[John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/)

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> [I had read the Animal House script, and by hook and crook, I finally got an audition. It was a great one.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-matheson/i-had-read-the-animal-house-script-and-by-hook-and-crook-i-finally/)

[Tim Matheson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-matheson/)

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> [A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-sirk/a-director-in-hollywood-in-my-time-couldn-t-do-what-he-wanted-to-do/)

[Douglas Sirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-sirk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/douglas-sirk-19509_cinema_a-director-in-hollywood-in-my-time-could_735335.jpg)

> [I've never had help from anyone, ever. I've never had this great director who saw themselves in me, because I'm a French…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/i-ve-never-had-help-from-anyone-ever-i-ve-never-had-this-great/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

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