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title: "1 Shape Story Quotes By Michael Winterbottom"
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> [I don't particularly like the idea that there's an arc to the story and that therefore in this scene you have to convey this bit of information or emotion. I like more the feeling that, of course, there is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/i-don-t-particularly-like-the-idea-that-there-s-an-arc-to-the-story/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

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## More by Michael Winterbottom

> [From my experience working with comedians, there is that competitive aspect. With actors, for instance, they don't want to look competitive even if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/from-my-experience-working-with-comedians-there-is-that-competitive/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [I still enjoy watching films more than making them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/i-still-enjoy-watching-films-more-than-making-them/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [If you make a film set in London or in Pakistan or wherever, the thing that interests me is the relationships between individuals -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/if-you-make-a-film-set-in-london-or-in-pakistan-or-wherever-the-thing/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [I prefer to watch people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/i-prefer-to-watch-people/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [When you're working with a script and you have three pages for that day, you have to shoot that. It can become sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/when-you-re-working-with-a-script-and-you-have-three-pages-for-that/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [When people approach me about my films it is usually to tell me how much they hate them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/when-people-approach-me-about-my-films-it-is-usually-to-tell-me-how/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [There's a lot of ridiculous hypocrisy about sex in films today. And that's one of the reasons why I made 9 Songs, to say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/there-s-a-lot-of-ridiculous-hypocrisy-about-sex-in-films-today-and/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [The great thing about not having a script is there's nothing you have to shoot that day. When you start filming, you can shoot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/the-great-thing-about-not-having-a-script-is-there-s-nothing-you-have/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [A lot of the aspects of the world of the film are amalgams of things that already exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/a-lot-of-the-aspects-of-the-world-of-the-film-are-amalgams-of-things/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [I don't particularly like the idea that there's an arc to the story and that therefore in this scene you have to convey this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/i-don-t-particularly-like-the-idea-that-there-s-an-arc-to-the-story/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [If you do a story about a British journalist rescuing a child from Sarajevo, then Sarajevo just becomes an exotic location, and the story's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/if-you-do-a-story-about-a-british-journalist-rescuing-a-child-from/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [I'm a fan of music from all over the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/i-m-a-fan-of-music-from-all-over-the-world/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [I prefer to take actors and put them in real settings and real locations and real situations rather than create artificial locations that serve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/i-prefer-to-take-actors-and-put-them-in-real-settings-and-real/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [There's still a 1950s view of cinema, that there's one audience and they all want to see the same thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/there-s-still-a-1950s-view-of-cinema-that-there-s-one-audience-and/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

> [We always had the idea that there might be two slightly different versions of the same thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/we-always-had-the-idea-that-there-might-be-two-slightly-different/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

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