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On 'Game of Thrones,' I remember shooting in Croatia, and by lunchtime we'd see photos of what we'd shot online and think, 'My God - people really care.'

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Care Croatia Game Game Of Thrones God Lunchtime Online People Photos Really Remember See Shooting Shot Think I Remember

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I used to play with model trains when I was a kid, and then I used to study history.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: History Kid Model Play Study Study History Then Trains Used

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There's a way in which filmmaking is a director's medium and television is a writer's medium, so even as TV gets more cinematic, it's still guided by the writer.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Cinematic Director Even Filmmaking Gets Guided Medium More Still Television Tv Way Which Writer

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I love staging action and wide-shots, not necessarily going to close-ups.

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Topics: Action Going Love Necessarily I Love

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There's a very devoted fan base that really loved 'T1' and 'T2' and felt burned by 'T3' and 'T4,' so when we said, 'We're going to do it again!' the reaction was, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa - what do you think you're doing?'

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Again Base Burned Devoted Doing Fan Fan Base Felt Going Loved Reaction Really Said Think Very Whoa You

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There are all kinds of things evolving in filmmaking I'm not sure I'm comfortable with. A friend of mine just showed me an immersive 360 movie where you move from environment to environment and can look in any direction you want while you're experiencing it. Which is cool - but it kills directing, as far as I'm concerned.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Any As Far As Comfortable Concerned Cool Directing Direction Environment Evolving Experiencing Far Filmmaking Friend Just Kinds Look Me Mine Move Movie Sure Things Want Where Which While You

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I come out of TV, where you never reshoot, because you don't have time. If you do reshoot, it's because someone really screwed up.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Because Come Never Out Really Screwed Someone Time Tv Up Where You

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On 'Game of Thrones,' we always shoot away from the green screen because it's bloody expensive to shoot green screen.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Always Away Because Bloody Expensive Game Game Of Thrones Green Screen Shoot

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The funny thing is more money doesn't necessarily get you what you think it's going to get you and the way where it does get you more value on screen.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Does Funny Funny Thing Get Going Money More Necessarily Screen Thing Think Value Way Where You

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The weird thing is, 'Game of Thrones,' people go to Iceland for three weeks, and it'd be like a small guerilla operation. 'Thor,' we went there for, like, five days, because we couldn't afford to be there any longer, because we were airlifting the entire contents of Hollywood into this country.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Afford Any Because Contents Country Days Entire Five Game Game Of Thrones Go Hollywood Iceland Like Longer Operation People Small Thing Thor Three Weeks Weird Weird Thing Were

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: Unknown

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