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Jonathan Demme was an American film director and producer renowned for his diverse and powerful body of work, including The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia. Demme's ability to bring complex, human stories to the screen with empathy and depth made him a beloved figure in the world of cinema. His work broke barriers by addressing issues of social justice, human rights, and LGBTQ+ advocacy, influencing generations of filmmakers. Demme's career encourages others to use their platform to create stories that engage with important social issues, showing the power of film to promote change and understanding.
"I only work with actors who take full responsibility for their characters."
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"I only work with actors who take full responsibility for their characters."

Work, Actors, Responsibility
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"I had very strong feelings, so the chance to make a film that deals in an imaginative way with stuff you care tremendously about is a real high. It's a really amazing thing to be able to do."
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"I had very strong feelings, so the chance to make a film that deals in an imaginative way with stuff you care tremendously about is a real high. It's a really amazing thing to be able to do."

Emotional, Feelings, Care, Chance, Deals
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"When Silence of the Lambs did well commercially it was more than anything. My partner Ed Saxon and I were just so relieved that finally we had made a movie that had made some money!"
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"When Silence of the Lambs did well commercially it was more than anything. My partner Ed Saxon and I were just so relieved that finally we had made a movie that had made some money!"

Silence,
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"I was a sort of rock journalist - whatever that is - in London in the late '60s."
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"I was a sort of rock journalist - whatever that is - in London in the late '60s."

Writing, London
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"I don't think of Storefront Hitchcock or Stop Making Sense as documentaries, I think of them more as performance films."
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"I don't think of Storefront Hitchcock or Stop Making Sense as documentaries, I think of them more as performance films."

Performance, Sense
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