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"When I'm shooting a film, I don't look at playback. I don't go and do a scene and then hurry up and watch what I just did. I never look at it so I haven't seen any of it."
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"I did a film about the Zodiac Killer. It turned out well."
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"I'm so critical of myself. I'm actually really, really proud of the film. It's really cool to see a movie at Sundance because everybody is so supportive."
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"Film gives us a second chance at a first impression."
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"Really? Worst film you ever saw. Well, my next one will be better. Hello. Hello."
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"Once you have heard a strange audience burst into laughter at a film you directed, you realize what the word joy is all about."
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"I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film."
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"The things that I've done that have totally been remembered, they've always started with the same kind of engine, they've always started with someone saying 'I have to make this film - I'm going to make this film whatever the odds'."
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"It was very much about performances, the whole ensemble thing was just great - everybody working together. Sometimes it didn't feel like a film set. It wasn't technically driven, it was very, very enjoyable."
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"If you feel you have a film that's valid, you stick your ass on the line."
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"Someone once told me that every minute a murder occurs, so I don't want to waste your time, I know you want to go back to work."
Work
"When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my motivation?, ' I say, 'Your salary.'"
Motivational
"This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop."
Poor
"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake."
Life
"There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever."
Winning
"Give them pleasure - the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare."
Pleasure
"A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it."
Film
"A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake."
Movies
"Self-plagiarism is style."
Self
"The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop."
Poor
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