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“I was always interested in movies the way everyone is interested. That is, I liked to go to the movies” quote by Ethan Coen — Download Open image

“I was always interested in movies the way everyone is interested. That is, I liked to go to the movies”

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That's interesting: people deriving their identities from their music.

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That cowboy look - the hat and the bandana - that's not a fashion statement. That clothing is purely practical.

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Is this business any worse than any other business? It's not especially bad.

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It's just an impulse, in some actors. You want to make the audience like you. That's the aim of the exercise.

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You don't have to have a true story to make a true story movie.

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'Once Upon a Time in the West' is a great movie.

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Mainstream movies used to be more adventurous because people went to them.

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We used to watch the muscle movies on Saturday matinees, such as 'Hercules Unchained.' Then we'd go outside and do a remake of it.

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I mean, Joel talks to the actors more than I do and I probably do production stuff a little more than he does.

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