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Adria Petty

(1974) Film Director

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Adria Petty is a film director.

Quick Facts About Adria Petty

Born: November 28, 1974
Profession: Film Director

About Adria Petty

[Wikidata] American film director... | [Wikipedia] Adria Petty is an American director, editor, art director, and artist. She is best known for her music video work with Beyoncé and Regina Spektor. She is the elder daughter of the late rock musician Tom Petty and his first wife, Jane Benyo.

Quotes by Adria Petty

I always wanted to be a musician, 100 percent, my whole life. I went to school, I did music theory, I did…

Decent

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Musicians ultimately are who they are, they aren't actors, so as a clipmaker you have a responsibility to protect them.

Actors

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I'm pretty committed to being a filmmaker because it incorporates everything I love: music, art direction, story, and you know - everything.

Art

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Making music clips, I have a responsibility to depict the artist in a way that suits them, and feels comfortable with how…

Art

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My process in making a music video is pretty much a formula of talking to the artist. I've never made a video…

Art

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I think musicians are perfect at knowing how to get the best out of other musicians. I can really relate to that…

Communion

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Making music videos, I try to bring musicians into the logistics of filmmaking, and I try to preserve whatever's of value and…

Achieve

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As a kid, I wasn't given the sense that celebrity, or fame, or any of that, was something to be impressed by,…

Fame

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