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. — 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
