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It's always great to be able to go to a premiere with the actors there.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Able Actor Always Go Great Premiere

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Weirdly enough, I live in London - was born there and have lived there all my life - but I hadn't made a film in London for a long time. I hadn't found the right subject. I liked going away, to some far flung place.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: All My Life Away Born Enough Far Film Found Going Going Away Life Liked Live Lived London Long Long Time Made My Life Place Right Some Subject Time Weirdly

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There's this great TV show we have called 'Later... with Jools Holland', a live-music show on Friday nights. Anyone and everyone's been on it.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Anyone Been Everyone Friday Great Holland Later Nights Show Tv Tv Show

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I never know going in if I've even got a movie to make. Once you start making a film, you hope there's going to be enough material! My job as a director is always to push for more.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Always Director Enough Even Film Going Got Hope Job Know Make Making Material More Movie Never Once Push Start You

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A lot of the time when I'm working, I'm abroad.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Abroad Lot Time Working

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The Tour de France would make a great movie. Drugs, corruption, political chicanery, guys risking their lives - everything you need for a great sports drama.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Chicanery Corruption Drama Everything France Great Great Movie Guys Lives Make Movie Need Political Risking Sports Tour Would You

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My films often have a spiritual dimension which comes from my Muslim background, and I'm happy to tackle that in cinema.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Background Cinema Dimension Films Happy Muslim Often Spiritual Tackle Which

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As a kid, I thought movies were boring. My parents would hire VHS recorders for the weekend and watch Bollywood movies. I'd get bored and go out to Stoke Newington common to play football.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Bollywood Bored Boring Common Football Get Go Hire Kid Movies Out Parents Play Play Football Stoke Thought Watch Weekend Were Would

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'Amy' is somewhere in the middle of authorized and unauthorized.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Amy Authorized Middle Somewhere

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A big part of my filmmaking is that I can go somewhere new and, visually, be excited by it.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Big Big Part Excited Filmmaking Go New Part Somewhere I Can

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Director

Born: Unknown

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