I've really tried to use the power of film to effect change. — Lauren Shuler Donner Change Copy Share Image
The thing about Texas is that it's a little larger than life. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
We love 'X-Force.' It allows us to be a little grittier. — Lauren Shuler Donner Comic Copy Share Image
I personally have close ties to Marvel because of Kevin Feige, because Kevin worked for me. — Lauren Shuler Donner 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 would say that the first 'X-Men' was the hardest. It took us a long time to get it going. — Lauren Shuler Donner Comic 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
Dick understands what I go through. He understands the difficulty and the brutality of the business. — Lauren Shuler Donner Brutality Copy Share Image
In the past, I've been a workaholic. I'm trying not to be anymore. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I find myself watching cable and television much more than going to the movies. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
When I was in my 20s, I was always sick. I was always feeling exhausted. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
I didn't tell anyone I had lupus for many, many years, and I didn't tell anyone I had cancer. I was afraid… — Lauren Shuler Donner Business Copy Share Image
When I first set out to make movies, that's what I thought I was going to do - make movies that mean… — Lauren Shuler Donner Film Copy Share Image
I've been very fortunate, but it also never occurred to me that I couldn't do something or that I couldn't ask if… — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
The best writers are gravitating to that world. What's rewarding also is this: you have a two hour movie, you can't really… — Lauren Shuler Donner Character Copy Share Image
Matt's [Nix] is much more a part of just the world in terms of there are mutants, mutants are hated and there… — Lauren Shuler Donner Comic Copy Share Image
Producing is figuring out how to make each character have a distinct voice, how to make the story twist and turn -… — Lauren Shuler Donner Biggest challenge Copy Share Image
I was attracted to the comics because of the characters and, particularly, Wolverine because he is so complex. He is so damaged… — Lauren Shuler Donner Body Copy Share Image
We just don't want to repeat anything that we've done in the movies [X-man] or that we're going to do in the… — Lauren Shuler Donner Comic Copy Share Image
What I'm always afraid of is going "off-book,I always get upset when the director leaves the classic comic that was so very… — Lauren Shuler Donner 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 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
It was a fear we had when we started 'Legion,' that there were too many comic-book series out there, and how do… — Lauren Shuler Donner 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 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
The cinematic universe will not worry about 'Legion.' They will not worry about these TV worlds at all. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
People would congratulate Dick for my movies. It bothered me for a long, long time. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
For me, I think Bob Iger is one of the smartest men in the country. — Lauren Shuler Donner Country 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 am a producer who NEVER discusses her budgets, EVER, ever ever. — Lauren Shuler Donner Budgets Copy Share Image
I wanted to tell people you can live a full life, even if you're not feeling well. — Lauren Shuler Donner Copy Share Image
You have to have somebody to root for. I truly believe that's how you ground a movie. You ground them in the… — Lauren Shuler Donner 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
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
People would ask for my autograph because they had never seen a woman behind the camera before. — Lauren Shuler Donner Autograph Copy Share Image
![“Matt's [Nix] is much more a part of just the world in terms of there are mutants, mutants are hated and there are Sentinels - though very different from what we've seen before. You feel like you're here in the X-Men world.” quote by Lauren Shuler Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_comic_matt-s-nix-is-much-more-a-part-of-just-t_2476242.jpg)
![“We just don't want to repeat anything that we've done in the movies [X-man] or that we're going to do in the movies. There's so many stories to tell, we just want to stay out of each other's way.” quote by Lauren Shuler Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7a/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_done_we-just-don-t-want-to-repeat-anything-th_993005.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/i/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/i/154/lauren-shuler-donner-11057_accepting_with-legion-we-re-our-own-universe-it-gi_127878.jpg)
