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“I think how I've gotten better, hopefully, at taking what I've got and being able to mish-mash something together, and as long as it feels real to me in the moment, then it feels like a success.” quote by Alia Shawkat — Download Open image

“I think how I've gotten better, hopefully, at taking what I've got and being able to mish-mash something together, and as long as it feels real to me in the moment, then it feels like a success.”

Alia Shawkat

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I've worked with a couple of female directors now, and I think that they're amazing. As good or better than guy directors.

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