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> [That's the thing about a folk tale: It is always addressing incredibly key issues about how you should live and what the right thing to do is, which is really what I'm the most interested in - like the questions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benh-zeitlin/that-s-the-thing-about-a-folk-tale-it-is-always-addressing-incredibly/)

[Benh Zeitlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benh-zeitlin/)

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## More by Benh Zeitlin

> [“The absence of money doesn’t mean poverty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benh-zeitlin/the-absence-of-money-doesn-t-mean-poverty/)

[Benh Zeitlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benh-zeitlin/)

> [Someone once told me that movies are a universal passport. And its true, wherever you go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benh-zeitlin/someone-once-told-me-that-movies-are-a-universal-passport-and-its/)

[Benh Zeitlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benh-zeitlin/)

> [I don't watch trailers, I like to go into every movie fresh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benh-zeitlin/i-don-t-watch-trailers-i-like-to-go-into-every-movie-fresh/)

[Benh Zeitlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benh-zeitlin/)

> [I always have a backlog of like seven movies that I want to make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benh-zeitlin/i-always-have-a-backlog-of-like-seven-movies-that-i-want-to-make/)

[Benh Zeitlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benh-zeitlin/)

> [That's the thing about a folk tale: It is always addressing incredibly key issues about how you should live and what the right thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benh-zeitlin/that-s-the-thing-about-a-folk-tale-it-is-always-addressing-incredibly/)

[Benh Zeitlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benh-zeitlin/)

> [I've always loved movies, since I was a little kid, but I never wanted to be part of that industry. It always seemed horrifying,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benh-zeitlin/i-ve-always-loved-movies-since-i-was-a-little-kid-but-i-never-wanted/)

[Benh Zeitlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benh-zeitlin/)

> [Local casting is just something I love doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benh-zeitlin/local-casting-is-just-something-i-love-doing/)

[Benh Zeitlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benh-zeitlin/)

> [Someone once told me that movies are a universal passport. And it's true, wherever you go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benh-zeitlin/someone-once-told-me-that-movies-are-a-universal-passport-and-it-s/)

[Benh Zeitlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benh-zeitlin/)

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