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A lot of the time, excess on a film set is just damaging.

~Bennett Miller

Topics: Damaging Excess Film Film Set Just Lot Set Time

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I do have that compulsion to organize moments into a larger thing.

~Bennett Miller

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Filmmaking requires the participation and cooperation of many people. It's unrealistic to expect that you're not going to be challenged by unforeseeable forces from every direction.

~Bennett Miller

Topics: Challenged Cooperation Direction Every Expect Filmmaking Forces Going Many Participation People Requires Unrealistic You

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I like to rehearse. We did a lot of rehearsals for 'Moneyball,' but it is really individual to the actor. It's not like, 'Here is my process, everybody. Fit in.'

~Bennett Miller

Topics: Actor Did Everybody Fit Here Individual Like Lot Process Really Rehearsals Rehearse

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I am and always have been fascinated with people, and I have a very good time coming up with the narratives of people's lives, exploring how a person thinks and feels.

~Bennett Miller

Topics: Always Am Been Coming Exploring Fascinated Feels Good Good Time How Lives Narratives People Person Thinks Time Up Very I Am

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There is a paradox in politics that what it takes to get elected is not necessarily what it takes to govern, and my feeling is that trying to control things too much feels icky to me.

~Bennett Miller

Topics: Control Elected Feeling Feels Get Govern Me Much Necessarily Paradox Politics Takes Things Too Too Much Trying

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I think it's fair to ask how truthful a film is as opposed to how factual it is.

~Bennett Miller

Topics: Ask Factual Fair Film How Opposed Think Truthful I Think

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If something is to be quietly powerful, it requires more balance than a film that allows for more freneticism.

~Bennett Miller

Topics: Balance Film More Powerful Quietly Requires Something Than

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I know what it's like to be genuinely intrigued and compelled by a story and to have a sense that there's an adventure to be had and a film to be conjured.

~Bennett Miller

Topics: Adventure Compelled Film Genuinely Had Intrigued Know Like Sense Story

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One of the biggest turnoffs is being presented with an idea that's already, to a degree, complete. That's not an adventure, and it's not a learning experience. It's more of a chore. Then you become a technician with taste, as opposed to an explorer and an author.

~Bennett Miller

Topics: Adventure Author Become Being Biggest Chore Complete Degree Experience Explorer Idea Learning Learning Experience More Opposed Presented Taste Technician Then You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: December 30th, 1966

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