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 have to micromanage and look at what they're doing every moment. — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
It's nice to have worked with someone for so long that you're always on the same page. — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
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… — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
I think the most valuable thing that we've done at festivals is meet other filmmakers. — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
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… — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
We can always connect with all of our characters on a human level, but a lot of them took a lot of observation and… — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
You want the character to keep being able to grow through the process of writing, through the process of filming, and editing, you want… — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
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… — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
With 'Half Nelson,' we went to Sundance and then we just bam, bam, bam, festival, festival, festival, festival and then we released in August. — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
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… — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
I think I was 10 when I saw my first R-rated movie, 'Stand by Me,' in the theater. — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
We like to create an atmosphere where people can try whatever they want and experiment. But ultimately people tend to fall on the script… — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
