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A documentary film-maker can't help but use poetry to tell the story. I bring truth to my fiction. These things go hand in hand.

~Chloe Zhao

Topics: Bring Documentary Fiction Go Hand Help Poetry Story Tell Things Truth Use

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It's very important for feminism for us to tell our daughters that they should be strong. But to tell our sons that they can be vulnerable, to have these characters on screen that are not perfectly masculine cowboys that never fail, for our boys to change their psyche as well, that's equally important for feminism.

~Chloe Zhao

Topics: Be Strong Boy Change Characters Cowboys Daughters Equally Fail Feminism Important Masculine Never Our Perfectly Psyche Screen Should Sons Strong Tell Us Very Vulnerable Well

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Unfortunately, I think I drifted so much growing up that I don't have a strong sense of identity. I don't feel at home anywhere, and because of that, I think I'm more of a chameleon.

~Chloe Zhao

Topics: Anywhere Because Chameleon Drifted Feel Growing Growing Up Home Identity More Much Sense Strong Strong Sense Think Unfortunately Up I Think

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I'm constantly not on the right side of history. I sympathize with the soldiers in the enemy's camp. For example in WWII, we know the Nazis and the Japanese were wrong. But I sympathize with the individual story of a soldier who was drafted into that.

~Chloe Zhao

Topics: Camp Constantly Drafted Enemy Example For Example History Individual Japanese Know Right Right Side Side Soldier Soldiers Story Sympathize Were Who Wrong Wwii

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I constantly modify myself. There are downfalls to that because you are constantly trying to figure out who you are, but at the same time, I'm blessed with the lack of base paint on the canvas.

~Chloe Zhao

Topics: Base Because Blessed Canvas Constantly Figure Lack Modify Myself Out Paint Same Same Time Time Trying Who You

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Maybe, as a Chinese woman, I was never told I would be a filmmaker, so I didn't have the ego set up.

~Chloe Zhao

Topics: Chinese Ego Filmmaker Maybe Never Set Up Woman Would

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Some of the most hard-working, generous people I've met in my whole life didn't really want to vote for him but did. My calling is to step onto the other side and humanise and portray the struggles of many Trump voters.

~Chloe Zhao

Topics: Calling Did Generous Hard-Working Him Life Many Met Most Onto Other People Portray Really Side Some Step Struggles Trump Vote Voters Want Whole

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I was a pretty free-spirited kid. I was part of a notorious group of troublemakers who didn't do well in school but had a great time exploring Beijing from the inside out.

~Chloe Zhao

Topics: Beijing Exploring Great Great Time Group Had Inside Kid Notorious Out Part Pretty School Time Troublemakers Well Who

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I often feel like an outsider wherever I go, so I'm always attracted to stories about identity and the meaning of home.

~Chloe Zhao

Topics: About Always Attracted Feel Go Home Identity Like Meaning Meaning Of Often Outsider Stories Wherever

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I'm heavily influenced by European and American cinema, but the further I get in my career, the more I find myself looking back East for inspiration.

~Chloe Zhao

Topics: American Back Career Cinema East European Find Further Get Influenced Inspiration Looking Looking Back More Myself

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Biography

Nationality: Chinese

Type: Director

Born: Unknown

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