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Jan de Bont

"This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting."

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"This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting."

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"The height of your storm determines the height of your rainbow."

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"It is in vain to try and kick the wind."

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"Impossible things are really rough to do, you know."

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"If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it."

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"Don't be restricted to your comfort zone alone."

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"I wondered if hurdlers ever thought, you know, "This would go faster if we just got rid of the hurdles."

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"You cannot reach space without overcoming the attraction of gravity."

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"Every problem is a new puzzle to be solved."

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"The more difficult a problem is, the more discoveries you make in the process of resolving it."

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"It's easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes."

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"Being in an area of the planet where scientists believe mankind started is quite amazing."
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"We're all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think it's advantageous for the movie."
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"When I heard about the first Tomb Raider, I was very interested and I would have liked to have directed that. When I was approached for the second film, I was delighted."
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"I think there are a lot more relationship scenes in my movies that people tend to overlook. A lot of scenes really feel real and are about the characters."
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"We are creating a fabulous franchise with an incredible female action hero."
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"I think the audience would like to see movies that are stunning to watch. I really think they'd like to see spectacles."
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"Angelina wanted to make sure that any fighting in the movie would be comparable to any male actor. Everything from stick fighting to horse riding was real to her."
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"In regards to The Haunting, people compared it to the old movie, which is unfair. We didn't have the rights to the movie. I couldn't duplicate a single thing because that would have been legal infringement."
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"Summer movies are spectacles; that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to get teased by effects sometimes. I think that will never stop."
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"I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life."
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