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I'm not famous; I am simply very well-known to certain people. Famous is something different.

~Anton Corbijn

Topics: Am Certain Different Famous People Simply Something Very Well-Known I Am

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With a film, you try to keep your vision in it. I think with 'The American' and 'Control' I managed to do that.

~Anton Corbijn

Topics: American Control Film Keep Think Try Vision You Your I Think

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The really simple approach to photography is a great balance to making the films.

~Anton Corbijn

Topics: Approach Balance Films Great Making Photography Really Simple

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I have never understood models. I find it really hard to find beauty in that or to discover beauty because the beauty was so obvious.

~Anton Corbijn

Topics: Beauty Because Discover Find Hard Models Never Obvious Really Understood

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Generally my focus has been on people who make things, whether it's writers or directors or painters or musicians.

~Anton Corbijn

Topics: Been Directors Focus Generally Make Musicians Painters People Things Whether Who Writers

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I do have an ego, but I acknowledge the help I get.

~Anton Corbijn

Topics: Acknowledge Ego Get Help

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I only make storyboards for action scenes. Once you make a storyboard, you don't film; it can be a stiff move.

~Anton Corbijn

Topics: Action Film Make Move Once Only Scenes Stiff Storyboard You

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I didn't make music videos in order to make a movie. Music videos were the goal for me, so it was never a step to something else. I approached it seriously.

~Anton Corbijn

Topics: Else Goal Make Me Movie Music Music Videos Never Order Seriously Something Something Else Step Videos Were

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You always want to come back with an image that's interesting visually, and you hope to get something from the person you photograph that's different than other images you know of these people.

~Anton Corbijn

Topics: Always Back Come Different Get Hope Image Images Interesting Know Other People Person Photograph Something Than Want You

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I don't have lights, I don't have assistants, I just go and meet somebody and take a photograph. That's really basic, and that's how I used to work when I was 17 or 18 in Holland.

~Anton Corbijn

Topics: Assistants Basic Go Holland How Just Lights Meet Photograph Really Somebody Take Used Work

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Director

Born: May 20th, 1955

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