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I don't like to work with assistants. I'm already one too many; the camera alone would be enough.
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My father was a film-maker. He always said he wanted to go like Humphrey Jennings, the legendary director who stepped backwards over a cliff while framing a better shot.
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I would love to get great performances from actors as a director, because that's what I'm always looking for, a director that's going to help me go places I've never been before.
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David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer.
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I have a final word of advice to our students. If you work very, very hard, this is the kind of actor, writer and director you may turn out to be, and if you work extra hard, this is the kind of person you may turn out to be.
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It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.
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I'm an actor and it happened to go my way that day.
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I'm a character actor.
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You have to find it in the moment, and that's one of the challenges of being an actor - especially a film actor - is that you have to maintain these heightened emotions for long periods of time. There's no trick to it. You just have to do.
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It helps if you don't date other actors, but actresses are beautiful. How can you say no?
