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There are no drivers like Formula One drivers. They are engineers, in a way. They are driving manual cars one-handed at 200 miles per hour around streets in Monaco. These cars use the ultimate in technology.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Around Car Drivers Driving Engineers Formula Formula One Hour Like Manual Miles Monaco Per Streets Technology Ultimate Use Way

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To be teammates in Formula One actually means you are first rivals, not really mates.

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I made several short films with very little dialogue. I'm still not a fan of talking heads. My stories are told with images as much as possible.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Dialogue Fan Films Heads Images Little Made Much Possible Several Short Short Films Still Stories Talking Very

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My interest in filmmaking was always very much the visuals and images.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Always Filmmaking Images Interest Much Very Visuals

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My family didn't film anything. But then you look deeper and realize, maybe there are photographs, there are things. It's also context: You give something a context, and suddenly it becomes really deep or meaningful footage.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Also Anything Becomes Context Deep Deeper Family Film Footage Give Look Maybe Meaningful Photographs Realize Really Something Suddenly Then Things You

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I wanted to make a film that wouldn't just appeal to Formula One fans. That's what the great sports documentaries do - 'Hoop Dreams,' 'When We Were Kings' - they're human dramas first, sport second, if at all.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Appeal Documentaries Dramas Dreams Fans Film First Formula Formula One Great Hoop Human Just Kings Make Second Sport Sports Wanted Were

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You don't have to be someone who likes walking a tightrope across the Twin Towers to watch 'Man On Wire.'

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Across Likes Man Someone Tightrope Towers Twin Walking Watch Who Wire You

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I don't have these crazy deadlines. I don't have this, 'Oh it's got to be out tomorrow.' I don't like working like that.

~Asif Kapadia

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I used to live in Pillgwenlly, and there was this old Italian pizzeria that used to be there with a really amazing character who ran it.

~Asif Kapadia

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I made three short films of my own which I wrote, produced, directed... you did everything in those days. My favourite one was something I shot on VHS... a little documentary.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Days Did Directed Documentary Everything Favourite Films Little Made My Own Own Produced Short Short Films Shot Something Those Three Which Wrote You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Director

Born: Unknown

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