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"Altman works in such an interesting way, letting things occur in the film even if he didn't particularly plan them."
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"I'm more likely to lose my temper on a film set than almost anywhere. Often the level of idiocy is so exalted that it's impossible to comprehend."
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"Sometimes it's difficult directing yourself on film because you can't quite separate yourself from the subject."
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"There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already great. What's the point?"
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"I also paint, draw and I'm into film and photography as well, and the same thing applies to all of them. You're presenting this material to the general public and hoping that they're going to 'get' what you're doing. Some don't, some do."
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"I can't do a film if I don't start with the writing."
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"If you don't generate tension in the film to begin with... you can't really make a purse out of a sow's ear, you know."
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"I see Igby as my first movie as an adult, and it's a big deal for me because I really, really like the film."
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"I got five kids, and my oldest is a documentary film maker and camera man, and still photographer."
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"I've had three novels published, and I was working a little bit in theater in Ireland. I wrote one film script just to see what it would turn out like."
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"What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek."
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"I was born with a need to be the center of attention, and, of course, you're the center of the world when you're acting."
Acting
"I'd never been content in America."
America
"I started noticing how stained the pavements are in London. The pavements in Beverly Hills aren't used; in London, they're used for everything. It doesn't matter how much they're cleaned, they still reflect light."
Light
"I see stardom very clearly as a construct that's been created in order to sell things."
Order
"I don't think I would have been a good mother. Being a parent brings immense responsibility. It's a Herculean task. It would be almost too much for me."
Mother
"The little things that made up the fabric of the first six years of my life were suddenly ripped away, and I didn't have anyone around me who loved me. Not one single person."
Life
"As I became very defined in my personal politics, I turned down some films that I slightly regret now; I'm not going to say what they were."
Politics
"I never will have peace of mind. I'm not constructed that way. Some things in life can be horrible."
Life
"It takes me time to realize things; I'm a speedy person but a slow thinker."
Time
"I was utilized because I have a certain face that works well in cinema, and I'm used to making myself look as good as possible."
Cinema
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