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“I've told my agent to push the idea of me as a director for hire off the table. Otherwise, we're wasting people's time.” quote by Sean Baker — Download Open image

“I've told my agent to push the idea of me as a director for hire off the table. Otherwise, we're wasting people's time.”

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I'm seen as a little risky to the industry, I think. All my favorite directors are.

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Some have said I focus on marginalized communities, but it's not like that was my mission statement. I've just told stories that interest me,…

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I work with different actors with varied degrees of experience.

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I have been very inspired and influenced by 'The Little Rascals' my entire career.

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As long as I can pay rent, that's all I care about.

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When it comes down to it, I'm still in love with film - I'm a cinephile.

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Film is the only art form where we feel we have to title our stuff literally. Musicians don't have to title their songs literally.…

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My one hope for Netflix and Amazon is to be a little more art house- and indie-friendly, pushing those just as hard as they…

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I cannot stand Hollywood child performances. It just reeks of artifice, and it's weird that, for some reason, Hollywood feels they have to make…

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I'm actually very critical of digital cinema.

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Most filmmakers, if not all, come from a place of privilege, if only because of the expense.

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'The Little Rascals' was set against the background of the Great Depression: the characters were living in poverty. It's just that it wasn't focused…

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