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I've been in the game long enough to know what elements you have to package together to get a movie into production.

~David Ayer

Topics: Been Elements Enough Game Get Know Long Movie Package Production Together You

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Both my grandparents were officers in World War Two, and I would be personally offended if somebody distorted their achievements.

~David Ayer

Topics: Achievements Both Distorted Grandparents Offended Officers Personally Somebody Two War Were World World War Would

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Actors want to act. I think a lot of times what happens is that they're expected to bring it all. Probably because I'm a writer, I'm not telling them what to do. I just provide them with as much as I can.

~David Ayer

Topics: Act Actor Because Bring Expected Happens Just Lot Much Provide Telling Them Think Times Want Writer I Think I Can

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'Sabotage' was a work for hire. It wasn't my original idea or script or anything.

~David Ayer

Topics: Anything Hire Idea Original Original Idea Sabotage Script Work

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World War II was just as dirty and brutal as Vietnam, just as confusing.

~David Ayer

Topics: Brutal Confusing Dirty Just Vietnam War World World War World War Ii

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Actors are like magicians. They'll sit there and do all their tricks to each other. It's very competitive, and the goal is to get them bonding, to get them to know the real person as quickly as possible.

~David Ayer

Topics: Actor Bonding Competitive Each Get Goal Know Like Magicians Other Person Possible Quickly Real Real Person Sit Them Tricks Very

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I'm a big fan of Italian neo-realism and all of that stuff.

~David Ayer

Topics: Big Big Fan Fan Italian Stuff

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'Fury' whetted my appetite for a bigger canvas and this idea of world creation. You can do amazing things as a filmmaker if you have the proper tools, and those are time and money.

~David Ayer

Topics: Amazing Amazing Things Appetite Bigger Canvas Creation Filmmaker Fury Idea Money Proper Things Those Time Time And Money Tools World You

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'Sabotage' was an opportunity. That was journeyman work, but the irony is I learned more off that movie on what filmmaking is and isn't than everything else combined. A lot of lessons, and it will impact me for the rest of my career.

~David Ayer

Topics: Career Combined Else Everything Everything Else Filmmaking Impact Irony Journeyman Learned Lessons Lot Me More Movie Off Opportunity Rest Sabotage Than Will Work

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My father died when I was really young, on Christmas Day.

~David Ayer

Topics: Christmas Day Died Father Really Young

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: January 18th, 1968

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