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> [You can shoot a film in New York without seeing the Empire State Building. Or Starbucks...although the latter is much less realistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/you-can-shoot-a-film-in-new-york-without-seeing-the-empire-state/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/kenneth-lonergan-21526_building_you-can-shoot-a-film-in-new-york-without_1345754.jpg)

## More by Kenneth Lonergan

> [I wrote a play once called 'Lobby Hero,' which I thought turned out very well, but there's no final version of it. I published…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/i-wrote-a-play-once-called-lobby-hero-which-i-thought-turned-out-very/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [I've reached a new level of closeness with a new friend when I can make a joke at their expense. That's one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/i-ve-reached-a-new-level-of-closeness-with-a-new-friend-when-i-can/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [The world is really heading in a very dangerous direction, it becomes that much more valuable and important to go to the movies and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/the-world-is-really-heading-in-a-very-dangerous-direction-it-becomes/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [ \[With theater\] you draw the audience into the room as best you can, and in film, you can draw them into the room, you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/with-theater-you-draw-the-audience-into-the-room-as-best-you-can-and/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [I like to let the actors work the way they want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/i-like-to-let-the-actors-work-the-way-they-want-to/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [When you're a man, you're often in situations where you have to decide how far you're going to go in an argument. How big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/when-you-re-a-man-you-re-often-in-situations-where-you-have-to-decide/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [Filmmaking, like any other art, is a very profound means of human communication; beyond the professional pleasure of succeeding or the pain of failing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/filmmaking-like-any-other-art-is-a-very-profound-means-of-human/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [I take it as a sign of intimacy and friendship when you feel comfortable enough with someone to have a little rough and tumble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/i-take-it-as-a-sign-of-intimacy-and-friendship-when-you-feel/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [I actually think storyboards are great. I don't draw well enough to do them myself. I've only used storyboards a couple of times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/i-actually-think-storyboards-are-great-i-don-t-draw-well-enough-to-do/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [You can shoot a film in New York without seeing the Empire State Building. Or Starbucks...although the latter is much less realistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/you-can-shoot-a-film-in-new-york-without-seeing-the-empire-state/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [I think the more dangerous and dire the political circumstances seem, the more you attach value to anything that shows you why a human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/i-think-the-more-dangerous-and-dire-the-political-circumstances-seem/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [ Some actors really like to do only a few, some like Casey \[Affleck\] will do as many takes as there is electrical power. At… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/some-actors-really-like-to-do-only-a-few-some-like-casey-affleck-will/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [I was nearly a teen-ager before I stopped assuming that everyone I met was Jewish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/i-was-nearly-a-teen-ager-before-i-stopped-assuming-that-everyone-i/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [I grew up going to the movies, not watching them on television, so I'm still a bit resistant to TV as a medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/i-grew-up-going-to-the-movies-not-watching-them-on-television-so-i-m/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

> [I don't think fast enough on my feet in terms of the writing to change the script too much when I'm shooting it. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-lonergan/i-don-t-think-fast-enough-on-my-feet-in-terms-of-the-writing-to/)

[Kenneth Lonergan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-lonergan/)

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