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Directors have a tendency to use their hands like orchestra conductors. They don't realize that the actor is looking at their faces, anyway.

~Alan J. Pakula

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I am oblique; I think that has to do with my own nature. I like trying to do things which work on many levels, because I think it is terribly important to give an audience a lot of things they might not get as well as those they will, so that finally the film does take on a texture and is not just simplistic communication.

~Alan J. Pakula

Topics: Am Audience Because Communication Does Film Finally Get Give Important Just Levels Like Lot Many Many Levels Might My Own Nature Oblique Own Simplistic Take Terribly Texture Things Think Those Trying Well Which Will Work I Think I Am

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A man who is in control, and inside there is a frightened child - that interests me. Why? You can draw your own conclusions.

~Alan J. Pakula

Topics: Child Conclusions Control Draw Frightened Inside Interests Man Me Own Who Why You Your

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I've hardly had an avant-garde career... If you're going to make a film, you have to try to make sure it comes out of a childlike passion, as if you're doing it for the first time.

~Alan J. Pakula

Topics: Avant-Garde Career Childlike Doing Film First First Time Going Had Hardly Make Out Passion Sure Time Try You

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Most of us live in a safe world. We don't have to fight for our values, we don't have to fight for our freedom, we don't have a sense of injustice.

~Alan J. Pakula

Topics: Fight Freedom Injustice Live Most Our Safe Sense Us Values World

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Some actors come to the set ready to do their parts a certain way.

~Alan J. Pakula

Topics: Actor Certain Certain Way Come Parts Ready Set Some Way

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: April 7th, 1928

Died: November 19th, 1998

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