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“Studio films are driven by marketing. The currency is literally money. But in the indie world, the currency is passion.” quote by Justin Lin — Download Open image

“Studio films are driven by marketing. The currency is literally money. But in the indie world, the currency is passion.”

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Hollywood should be global.

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People I work with are part of my family now: I feel like that's the new sense of family around the world.

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