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> [With 'Half Nelson' we had a little bit more leeway to let the political be more present, because he was a social-studies teacher and this was what he was teaching the kids, so we'd have those direct-to-camera addresses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/with-half-nelson-we-had-a-little-bit-more-leeway-to-let-the-political/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e37/anna-boden-12590_education_with-half-nelson-we-had-a-little-bit-mor_2961888.jpg)

## More by Anna Boden

> [Especially as an independent director, when you're writing something on spec and you're trying to get it sold, you create this entire world in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/especially-as-an-independent-director-when-you-re-writing-something/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [I think the most valuable thing that we've done at festivals is meet other filmmakers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/i-think-the-most-valuable-thing-that-we-ve-done-at-festivals-is-meet/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [I'm a very superstitious person. I come from a long line of superstitious people, so it's not going anywhere. For instance, we have this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/i-m-a-very-superstitious-person-i-come-from-a-long-line-of/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [We can always connect with all of our characters on a human level, but a lot of them took a lot of observation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/we-can-always-connect-with-all-of-our-characters-on-a-human-level-but/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [You want the character to keep being able to grow through the process of writing, through the process of filming, and editing, you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/you-want-the-character-to-keep-being-able-to-grow-through-the-process/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [When we approach characters, we don't have their full story in mind right off the bat. Through the writing process we raise questions about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/when-we-approach-characters-we-don-t-have-their-full-story-in-mind/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [I feel like directorial teams aren't quite as uncommon in documentary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/i-feel-like-directorial-teams-aren-t-quite-as-uncommon-in-documentary/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [With 'Half Nelson,' we went to Sundance and then we just bam, bam, bam, festival, festival, festival, festival and then we released in August.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/with-half-nelson-we-went-to-sundance-and-then-we-just-bam-bam-bam/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [There are studios out there and we have met them who take the movie away from the filmmaker and don't want them to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/there-are-studios-out-there-and-we-have-met-them-who-take-the-movie/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [I think I was 10 when I saw my first R-rated movie, 'Stand by Me,' in the theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/i-think-i-was-10-when-i-saw-my-first-r-rated-movie-stand-by-me-in-the/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [We have nothing against working with actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/we-have-nothing-against-working-with-actors/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [We like to create an atmosphere where people can try whatever they want and experiment. But ultimately people tend to fall on the script…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/we-like-to-create-an-atmosphere-where-people-can-try-whatever-they/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [We weren't big 'Notebook' fans or anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/we-weren-t-big-notebook-fans-or-anything/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [It's nice to work with the same people. You don't have to be polite. You know each other's likes and dislikes, and you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/it-s-nice-to-work-with-the-same-people-you-don-t-have-to-be-polite/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

> [The first time Brie Larson was really on our radar as somebody who we wanted to work with was 'Short Term 12.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/the-first-time-brie-larson-was-really-on-our-radar-as-somebody-who-we/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

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