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When I was going to film school, before film school, my hero was David Lynch.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Before David David Lynch Film Film School Going Hero School

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The Marvel experience was particularly wrenching because I was sort of given absolute freedom while we were shooting, and then in post, it turned into a different movie.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Absolute Because Different Experience Freedom Given Marvel Movie Particularly Post Shooting Sort Then Turned Were While

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Most people aren't lying awake at night worrying about a nuclear threat. But we are unnerved by a lot of how technology is coming into our lives and starting to infuse our lives. And we question whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: About Awake Bad Bad Thing Coming Good Good Thing How Infuse Lives Lot Lying Most Night Nuclear Our Our Lives People Question Starting Technology Thing Threat Whether Worrying A Good Thing

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There's a natural human compulsion to chase after freedom and then to actually hand it over as fast as possible and get away from it.

~Alan Taylor

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Science fiction sometimes is fun because it reaches so far in the future.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Because Far Fiction Fun Future Science Science Fiction Sometimes

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In TV, when you come in to direct an episode, you are effectively learning an established language; you then have to try to learn to speak it really well. But on a movie, you are the guy. You are creating the language; you make most of the decisions.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Come Creating Decisions Direct Effectively Episode Established Guy Language Learn Learning Make Most Movie Really Speak Then Try Tv Well You

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My heroes were people like Jim Jarmusch. Scorsese was my god. Spike Lee was exciting, doing exactly what we thought we were going to do: personal movies based in, and about, New York. My heroes were all participating in an economic model that was collapsing as I was finishing film school.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: About Based Collapsing Doing Economic Exactly Exactly What Exciting Film Film School Finishing God Going Heroes Jim Lee Like Model Movies New New York Participating People Personal School Scorsese Spike Thought Were York

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Compared to TV, 'Palookaville' was restriction-free, except we had no money and no time.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Compared Except Had Money No Time Time Tv

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When you direct a movie that makes no money whatsoever, there is no rush to your door for the next one.

~Alan Taylor

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I've been sort of spoiled on the TV end because HBO feels like a small institution making independent movies. There's respect for the director's contribution in a way that mainstream television doesn't really reflect, I don't think.

~Alan Taylor

Topics: Because Been Contribution Director End Feels Independent Independent Movies Institution Like Mainstream Making Movies Really Reflect Respect Small Sort Spoiled Television Think Tv Way Hbo

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: Unknown

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