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> [Most directors do work in pairs. There's usually some form of this, sometimes it literally comes down to you both show up in the morning and one of you is like, "I'm a little tired and overwhelmed today, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/most-directors-do-work-in-pairs-there-s-usually-some-form-of-this/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

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## More by Mark Duplass

> [We built a business for ourselves just out of hard work, and I think people really want to hear from us about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/we-built-a-business-for-ourselves-just-out-of-hard-work-and-i-think/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [There's no excuse not to make films on weekends with friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/there-s-no-excuse-not-to-make-films-on-weekends-with-friends/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [The only thing darker than 'Overboard' is 'Micki &amp; Maude,' the bigamy comedy from 1984.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/the-only-thing-darker-than-overboard-is-micki-maude-the-bigamy-comedy/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [And, there are negatives and positives to it. Like, you know, just like a marriage, where you're like, "Well, this... you know, is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/and-there-are-negatives-and-positives-to-it-like-you-know-just-like-a/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [I'm a narrative-minded actor. I'm thinking of the story. I'm not worried about whether the camera is on the right side of my face,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/i-m-a-narrative-minded-actor-i-m-thinking-of-the-story-i-m-not/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [We've done things that are faster at times, but it's definitely different when we direct all the episodes because it's like we have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/we-ve-done-things-that-are-faster-at-times-but-it-s-definitely/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [Nobody should be working 18 hours a day for a whole year or any period of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/nobody-should-be-working-18-hours-a-day-for-a-whole-year-or-any/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [If we have anything to offer, as filmmakers and as TV makers now, it's this ability to feel as close to a documentary as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/if-we-have-anything-to-offer-as-filmmakers-and-as-tv-makers-now-it-s/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [You're taught - consciously or sub-consciously - to make an indie so you can get through that terrible process and get to Hollywood. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/you-re-taught-consciously-or-sub-consciously-to-make-an-indie-so-you/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [Just being able to make exactly what I want with my brother and a lot of my best friend and to have a place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/just-being-able-to-make-exactly-what-i-want-with-my-brother-and-a-lot/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [I feel like, if I'm being honest with myself, my biggest skill set is as a writer 'cause I can do that quickly and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/i-feel-like-if-i-m-being-honest-with-myself-my-biggest-skill-set-is/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [We always joke now like, you know, the more experienced we get making stuff, we're like, "Never leave set without a shot of each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/we-always-joke-now-like-you-know-the-more-experienced-we-get-making/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [I am not afraid to admit, though slightly ashamed that I Google myself and I see people writing things about me and I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/i-am-not-afraid-to-admit-though-slightly-ashamed-that-i-google-myself/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [My wife and I are like twins and that is a great and a terrible thing for a marriage. It makes for the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/my-wife-and-i-are-like-twins-and-that-is-a-great-and-a-terrible-thing/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

> [My wife and I have been together for many years and that, to me, is like endlessly fascinating and endlessly confusing how to sustain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/my-wife-and-i-have-been-together-for-many-years-and-that-to-me-is/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

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