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I never realised 'The Return' would take so long to make - it was a very tough 'political experience,' and the post production in L.A. seemed to go on forever.

~Asif Kapadia

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My wife Victoria Harwood was art director on 'Far North,' and she had designed my student film, 'The Sheep Thief.'

~Asif Kapadia

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The Monaco Grand Prix is in May right around the time of Cannes.

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I love telling stories with images. But I think there's more to just saying a movie is great visually.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Great Images Just Love More Movie Saying Stories Telling Think I Think I Love

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As much as I love creating entertaining visuals, I love toying with the pace of a movie and trying to perfect that. It's imperative to the impact: faster cuts, cuts at the right moments that meld with the tenor of a scene. Creating and maintaining that feeling.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Creating Cuts Entertaining Faster Feeling Impact Imperative Love Maintaining Moments Movie Much Pace Perfect Right Scene Tenor Trying Visuals I Love

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I don't really rely on watching video monitors. They put you at a certain distance from your actors, and it makes me feel less a part of what's really happening in the scene.

~Asif Kapadia

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My background is Indian, so I believe in a spiritual idea that there is another level, another layer or layers, if you will, above us. I believe that there are elements that allow things to be drawn together, a sort of energy.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Above Allow Another Background Believe Drawn Elements Energy Idea Indian Layer Layers Level Sort Spiritual Things Together Us Will You I Believe I Believe That I Believe In

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Real life is far more complicated than fiction.

~Asif Kapadia

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I often make films about subjects I don't really know much about. Maybe it's laziness, but I don't go in there having done a tonne of research; the research happens while I'm making the film.

~Asif Kapadia

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My background is from India, and I always get asked, 'When are you going to do an Indian film, a musical or Bollywood film?'

~Asif Kapadia

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Director

Born: Unknown

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