Cinema Quote by Dave McCary

“Film is a very specific world in which I don't think you really need to go to film school.” quote by Dave McCary — Download Open image

“Film is a very specific world in which I don't think you really need to go to film school.”

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It's unfortunate that it's not realistic that you can get people to come to a movie theater not knowing anything about the movie.

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I think of our YouTube experience very much like a gym. We were practicing and getting stronger with each rep.

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Once I got into film, I was never like, 'I want to make comedies.'

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Everybody has their own story or they've been shaped by their upbringing, and we have to love them for what that experience created.

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Even if I'm not having the best time in a social situation, I'll force a smile.

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My dad was a Seventh-Day Adventist pastor, and from an early age I was put off by being force-fed a belief system.

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My dream was never necessarily comedy. I really wanted to make film or television and was interested in darker stuff over comedy, but I…

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I totally cared - that I didn't have access to the money to get the coolest clothes ate away at me.

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I just don't like filming scenes where it's like, that's not how people talk. People aren't saying a joke every five seconds.

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