"I deliberately, in a way, went for something that was a huge challenge and was a big period film. I was excited about the canvas on which I could tell the story as much as the story itself."

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"I deliberately, in a way, went for something that was a huge challenge and was a big period film. I was excited about the canvas on which I could tell the story as much as the story itself."

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"I think with Blair Witch and The Sixth Sense, people are much more open to something that is different."

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"I'm certainly getting a lot more mail... that's basically it."

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"Thank God I don't live in Los Angeles. I think if you're there the whole time it just gets out of proportion and you lose touch completely with reality."

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