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Cameras Quote by Tony Scott

“I'm trying to use the camera to get into people's heads. I use camera techniques a lot to articulate character.” quote by Tony Scott — Download Open image

“I'm trying to use the camera to get into people's heads. I use camera techniques a lot to articulate character.”

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An established film director can just pick up the phone and say to a star, 'Hey, are you interested in doing a commercial?'

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Mum was the matriarch and the patriarch of the family.

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We don't ever want IT to be the thing that holds GM back.

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I have a short attention span.

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What always leads me in terms of my movies are characters.

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