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Debbie Allen

"I got my dailies every day, although I couldn't always look at them because I was usually preparing for the next day's shoot, both as an actress and as the director."

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"I got my dailies every day, although I couldn't always look at them because I was usually preparing for the next day's shoot, both as an actress and as the director."

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"I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is just a little different because there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish what I want to."

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"But one led to two, two led to four, four led to eight, until at the end it was about 85 a day - the doctors could not believe I was taking that much. And that was just the valium - I'm not talking about the other pills I went through."

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"Whenever I don't' have to wear makeup, it's a good day."

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"I feel the whole issue has been a witchhunt from day one as part of a broader Republican political agenda."

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"Live every day as if it is your last, and you'll be correct sooner than you otherwise would be."

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"I have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over."

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"You specialize in something until one day you find it is specializing in you."

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"A day without laughter is a day wasted."

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"She has good instincts, but wrong judgments. She'll rue the day."

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"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man."

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"The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today. They actually took time to make clothes to fit a woman's body. Today they make clothes that fit sizes, so it stretches to fit this and that."
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"You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the basics of acting: Who are you? Who are you talking to? How do you feel about that person?"
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"But out of limitations comes creativity."
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"Making this movie was a great opportunity for me to explore high-definition. I'm glad I got to see what the challenges are, what makes it better. It works wonderfully."
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"That's the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything is liable to end up in the movie. If you have a vision, you don't have to cover every scene."
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"Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can you do with less coverage."
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"I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it's so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It's seamless and you don't see it."
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"It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in movies like The Man With The Golden Arm, which I think was shot all on a sound stage."
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