The thing about Texas is that it's a little larger than life. — Lauren Shuler Donner About Copy Share Image
We love 'X-Force.' It allows us to be a little grittier. — Lauren Shuler Donner Little Copy Share Image
I've really tried to use the power of film to effect change. — Lauren Shuler Donner Change Copy Share Image
The thrill of doing television versus features is, in television, you get to focus more on the characters. — Lauren Shuler Donner Adventure 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 Fans Copy Share Image
People would ask for my autograph because they had never seen a woman behind the camera before. — Lauren Shuler Donner Camera 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 Feature film Copy Share Image
I like having an idea, or hearing an idea, and getting it into a proper script. — Lauren Shuler Donner Having Copy Share Image
There's 54 years of X-Men comics by now, so there are a lot of characters to explore. — Lauren Shuler Donner Character Copy Share Image
I've never produced a series, so for me [X-men] was a wonderful challenge. — Lauren Shuler Donner Challenges Copy Share Image
I find myself watching cable and television much more than going to the movies. — Lauren Shuler Donner Cable Copy Share Image
In the Marvel world, some characters have similar powers. Initially some people might bump up against it, but if they really looked… — Lauren Shuler Donner Bumps Copy Share Image
At a certain point people want to see other movies besides comic book movies so you have to be really careful what… — Lauren Shuler Donner Book 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 Fatigue 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 Amateur Copy Share Image
[Noah Hawley] just a fantastic writer. It's always about the script, it's always about the book; it always is. If it ain't… — Lauren Shuler Donner Book Copy Share Image
I love to say that what's great about 'Legion' is that if you haven't read a comic book and you haven't seen… — Lauren Shuler Donner Books Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with 'Peaky Blinders.' Those characters are awful, and yet you root for them. You love them! Same with 'Breaking Bad.' — Lauren Shuler Donner Bad Copy Share Image
There is no one who can move and mime and clown like Bill [Irwin].And Aubrey Plaza, she gets to embody all these… — Lauren Shuler Donner Bills 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.… — Lauren Shuler Donner Being yourself Copy Share Image
When I originally sold X-Men it was because I knew there was 40 years of stories. That was the point! Not only… — Lauren Shuler Donner Character 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… — Lauren Shuler Donner Accepting 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… — Lauren Shuler Donner Children Copy Share Image
I stayed in the East for about a year after I graduated. Then, I came out to Los Angeles and started knocking… — Lauren Shuler Donner Hollywood Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan, and I didn't grow up with it, I didn't grow up reading 'X-Men' comics. I became a huge… — Lauren Shuler Donner Business 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… — Lauren Shuler Donner Cinema Copy Share Image
The thematic core of 'X-Men' is tolerance. It's that for those of us who are different in any way - in a… — Lauren Shuler Donner Bigs Copy Share Image
In the past, I've been a workaholic. I'm trying not to be anymore. — Lauren Shuler Donner In the past Copy Share Image
Dick understands what I go through. He understands the difficulty and the brutality of the business. — Lauren Shuler Donner Brutality 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 Cinema Copy Share Image
I would say that the first 'X-Men' was the hardest. It took us a long time to get it going. — Lauren Shuler Donner Hardest Copy Share Image
I always feel like every film takes the franchise and hangs it in the balance. — Lauren Shuler Donner Balance Copy Share Image
I personally have close ties to Marvel because of Kevin Feige, because Kevin worked for me. — Lauren Shuler Donner Because Copy Share Image
The cinematic universe will not worry about 'Legion.' They will not worry about these TV worlds at all. — Lauren Shuler Donner About Copy Share Image
When I was in my 20s, I was always sick. I was always feeling exhausted. — Lauren Shuler Donner Always Copy Share Image
I am a producer who NEVER discusses her budgets, EVER, ever ever. — Lauren Shuler Donner Budgets Copy Share Image
I really liked 'Walk The Line,' and I really liked 'Girl Interrupted,' and I really liked '3:10 To Yuma.' — Lauren Shuler Donner Girl Copy Share Image
![“I've never produced a series, so for me [X-men] was a wonderful challenge.” quote by Lauren Shuler Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bf6/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_challenges_i-ve-never-produced-a-series-so-for-me-x_1215206.jpg)
![“[Noah Hawley] just a fantastic writer. It's always about the script, it's always about the book; it always is. If it ain't on the page, it ain't on the stage. That's what attracted me to him first and foremost.” quote by Lauren Shuler Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/45b/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_book_noah-hawley-just-a-fantastic-writer-it-s_912574.jpg)
![“There is no one who can move and mime and clown like Bill [Irwin].And Aubrey Plaza, she gets to embody all these different characters. That's what's exciting about this show [X-men], is the unusual casting.” quote by Lauren Shuler Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/143/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_bills_there-is-no-one-who-can-move-and-mime-an_2733856.jpg)
![“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 is that you have, that may be your gift." I think that's what we always want to say, and spread it out, so have tolerance for other people who are different also.” quote by Lauren Shuler Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dff/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_being-yourself_what-we-always-want-to-say-in-x-men-is-i_261591.jpg)
![“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 many different timelines, and we rebooted and not really rebooted and all that, we felt like, OK, we're going to throw it out there and hope the fans accept it.” quote by Lauren Shuler Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/154/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_accepting_with-legion-we-re-our-own-universe-it-gi_127878.jpg)
