Film Quotes by Anna Boden

10 Film quotes by Anna Boden

Anna Boden shares ten concise reflections on film, each offering a glimpse into her storytelling mindset. Though the set is modest, it gives readers a clear sense of her perspective on the medium.

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The Gambler' is one of the movies that inspired us. We love that movie.

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I feel like directorial teams aren't quite as uncommon in documentary.

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It would be great to be able to make a living by making films.

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As directors, we get very stuck on the stories we want to tell.

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I don't have an inflated sense of what a movie can do. But you can at least try not to put something…

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I've talked to a lot of directors who direct solo like most directors. And they're always like, 'Oh, man I wish I…

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I think that the world of making movies and how movies get made has certainly changed and evolved over the years. So…

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What gets us excited about any movie is the social relevance and the character themes and the character journeys and like the…

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We met Ben Mendelsohn, who had acted with Ryan Gosling in 'A Place Beyond the Pines,' and that's the first place where…

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It would be great to continue shooting on film. Amongst other things, the mystery of not knowing exactly how it's going to…

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With 'Half Nelson,' we went to Sundance and then we just bam, bam, bam, festival, festival, festival, festival and then we released in August.

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I think I was 10 when I saw my first R-rated movie, 'Stand by Me,' in the theater.

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We have nothing against working with actors.

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We like to create an atmosphere where people can try whatever they want and experiment. But ultimately people tend to fall on the script…

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