I think people really don't understand what a producer does versus what a director does. I mean, the producer is often the… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
My mandate to myself since I've been involved in these movies was 'make every single movie different, so there's never 'X-Men' fatigue.' — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
You have to have somebody to root for. I truly believe that's how you ground a movie. You ground them in the… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I've had the experience with a director where I didn't share the same vision of the movie. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I think it's good to tell the fans "this movie's going to lead to that, and that will lead to..." — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
When I first set out to make movies, that's what I thought I was going to do - make movies that mean… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
The first movie I produced was a movie that Joel Schumacher wrote and directed called 'Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
In the past, I've been a workaholic. I'm trying not to be anymore. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
Producing is figuring out how to make each character have a distinct voice, how to make the story twist and turn - that's the… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I think people really don't understand what a producer does versus what a director does. I mean, the producer is often the person that… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
With Legion, we're our own universe. It gives Noah [Hawley] the freedom to do what he wants to do. Because we play with so… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
When I was in my 20s, I was always sick. I was always feeling exhausted. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
The first writer I developed a script with was John Hughes, and that was 'Mr. Mom.' That was my first feature film. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
What we always want to say [in X-men] is, "It's OK to be yourself, and actually it's a gift to be yourself. Whatever it… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
Somehow we allow, if a character goes to the dark side, if we're hooked into that character - I'm obsessed with Peaky Blinders. Those… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
People would congratulate Dick for my movies. It bothered me for a long, long time. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
The first two actors we cast were Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. Because we started so highbrow, we were able to get anyone. Plus,… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I like having an idea, or hearing an idea, and getting it into a proper script. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I think the time has changed. Because of 9/11, because of the economy, it is more and more now. There is a darker awareness,… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
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