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Norman Jewison

"Moonstruck... was one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar."

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Amaka Imani Nkosazana

"My focus never wavered; I never accepted the film was not going to be finished."

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Amaka Imani Nkosazana

"I had not starred in an independent film and it's about a woman who owned a hair salon."

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Amaka Imani Nkosazana

"We're still working out the details, but I'd be delighted to do the film. The problem at the moment is my busy schedule. Shooting on this film has been extended by a month, but I need to be in the U.S. by Dec. 20."

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Amaka Imani Nkosazana

"My first student film was Orientation, which was basically the set-up for Animal House. There are a couple of scenes that we later borrowed in some form."

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Amaka Imani Nkosazana

"I'd like to do a piece of Shakespeare. Any upcoming Shakespeare film. Just a bit to say I did a classic."

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Amaka Imani Nkosazana

"You are not an active creator of the film."

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Amaka Imani Nkosazana

"If you do two versions of a film, they should be identical. With the same frames and settings."

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Amaka Imani Nkosazana

"It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great '30's film."

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Amaka Imani Nkosazana

"I didn't so much choose the film as director Claire Denis chose me."

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Amaka Imani Nkosazana

"I can't do a film after having debated it. I am unable to do a film while discussing it with my team. I issue directives. I do not achieve it otherwise."

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Norman Jewison
"As you know, in America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio, so if they want to remake it they can."

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Norman Jewison
"But Madonna has a small amount of talent when it comes to movies."

Movies

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Norman Jewison
"Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film."

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Norman Jewison
"A lot of American actors I work with are in character all day long. You can't talk to them. It's Method and the whole thing."

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Norman Jewison
"I'm going to do an adaptation of the Italian film, Bread and Tulips. I really like that film."

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Norman Jewison
"I don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in people and characters."

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Norman Jewison
"When you shoot a musical, you're shooting to lipsynch tracks, so we had to figure out our choreography and work out what we wanted to do with each number before we did it."

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Norman Jewison
"I think I've done pretty well. I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards, so I don't have any complaints."

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Norman Jewison
"With most British actors, it's amazing. I think they start with the character on the outside and work in."

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Norman Jewison
"I don't make films to win prizes. I make films to make films."

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