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You can muscle your way to the top as long as you're part of the production, which I am. I'm knitted into the money, so it's very hard to extricate me from the decision-making dynamic.

~Ben Wheatley

Topics: Am Decision-Making Dynamic Hard Long Me Money Muscle Part Production Top Very Way Which You Your I Am

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If I'd been offered 'Spider-Man,' I probably would have done it. I don't think it's bad to go and do those things.

~Ben Wheatley

Topics: Bad Been Done Go Offered Spider-Man Things Think Those Would

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If you judge everything by how photographically real it looks, then you're missing out on a lot of what art is about and what communication is. There are ambiguities in life, and that should be reflected in art, cinema, and storytelling, I think.

~Ben Wheatley

Topics: About Ambiguity Art Cinema Communication Everything How Judge Life Looks Lot Missing Out Real Reflected Should Storytelling Then Think You I Think

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You really have to be careful with the clues you lay into the film - if they're too heavy-handed, or you've pandered to a slightly stupider audience, then you've spoiled it for the people who are even slightly smart.

~Ben Wheatley

Topics: Audience Be Careful Careful Clues Even Film For The People Lay People Really Slightly Smart Spoiled Stupider Then Too Who You

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'Doctor Who' is pretty dark, I think. Generally it's dark; it's always been dark.

~Ben Wheatley

Topics: Always Been Dark Doctor Doctor Who Generally Pretty Think Who I Think

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The whole idea of genre and categorising films is a critic's construct. For me, I just try and make stories and see where they go, but there's nothing wrong with horror; there's nothing wrong with romantic comedies.

~Ben Wheatley

Topics: Comedies Construct Critic Films Genre Go Horror Idea Just Make Me Nothing Romantic Romantic Comedies See Stories Try Where Whole Wrong

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The only genre I have any problem with is musicals, but that's just my own tastes it's nothing to do with the films.

~Ben Wheatley

Topics: Any Films Genre Just Musicals My Own Nothing Only Own Problem Tastes

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There's no way you can shoot low-budget stuff on lots of locations. It's just a practicality thing because every time you move, it costs time and money.

~Ben Wheatley

Topics: Because Costs Every Every Time Just Locations Lots Low-Budget Money Move Practicality Shoot Stuff Thing Time Time And Money Way You

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The things that inspire people to think are what keeps a film alive.

~Ben Wheatley

Topics: Alive Film Inspire Keeps People Things Think

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The reality of any location in Britain being used in a TV program of a film is that something bad is going to happen! That's the nature of drama. Most of the things that get made or basically grisly detective shows about murders, accidents or medical dramas.

~Ben Wheatley

Topics: About Accidents Any Bad Basically Being Being Used Britain Detective Drama Dramas Film Get Going Happen Location Made Medical Most Nature Program Reality Shows Something Things Tv Used

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Director

Born: Unknown

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