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I think people were not expecting us [with Robert Ben Garant] to, they were just like, "Well here come the writers," but… — Thomas Lennon Copy Share Image
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On another level this film talks about that. We had tremendous freedom while making this film. We never thought about marketing. It… — Alex Abreu Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Paava Kadhaigal' the same way I wrote my feature films 'Irudhi Sutru' or 'Soorarai Potru.' I was more honest in… — Sudha Kongara Copy Share Image
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I was brought into the curiosity of it because with Sony Pictures Classics, which bought the movie, they look into what the… — Don Cheadle Copy Share Image
I wanted to do a naval film and I flirted with different ideas, most of which ended up being too intense. So… — Peter Berg Copy Share Image
If I just know in my gut that a film is going to work, I'll fight to the death over it, and… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
When it was first optioned, I was told that the chances of The Basic Eight becoming a film were slim because no… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
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I have "fat-guy syndrome." If they give me $50 million to make a movie, I'll try to make it look like it… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
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Directing ain't about drawing a neat little picture and showing it to the cameraman. I didn't want to go to film school.… — David Fincher Copy Share Image
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For example, Michael Mann's film Collateral - there is certain kinds of stories that lend themselves to digital photography. Some things are… — Matthew Modine Copy Share Image
It took 12 years to put this film [Dream of Life] together, but it was not until toward the end of those… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
Any good movie is filled with secrets. If a director doesn't leave anything unsaid, it's a lousy picture. If a picture's unsaid,… — Ernst Lubitsch Copy Share Image
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It's very frustrating [ to work under director's control], not just because you're getting rejected constantly, but also because you're at a… — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
I was Paul Schrader's assistant for six months before I went to film school, and he's very much about knowing what's going… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
It's disingenuous to say that criticism doesn't get to you or you don't hear it or that you ignore it. When everybody… — Stephen Daldry Copy Share Image
It just seemed to me to be a great story, set back in its time but something that seemed to have relevance… — Philip Kaufman Copy Share Image
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