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I've learned to live without sleep.

~David Seltzer

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When you watch television shows, as good as they are, like 'Joan of Arcadia' and 'Touched by an Angel,' everything is this kind of mishmash of faith but not any specific religion.

~David Seltzer

Topics: Angel Any Everything Faith Good Joan Kind Like Religion Shows Specific Television Television Shows Touched Watch You

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I think people wanted to see some specificity in faith on TV.

~David Seltzer

Topics: Faith People See Some Specificity Think Tv Wanted I Think

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My role model, my idol, was Francois Truffaut.

~David Seltzer

Topics: Idol Model Role Role Model

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We shot 'Lucas' in 42 days; that's a lot of filming.

~David Seltzer

Topics: Days Filming Lot Lucas Shot

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I want to encourage the non-star, low-profile film, and maybe we've got a chance.

~David Seltzer

Topics: Chance Encourage Film Got Maybe Want

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Teenagers have no advocate. I think any other minority so maligned by Hollywood would have pickets around the theater saying, 'We are not just idiots.'

~David Seltzer

Topics: Advocate Any Around Hollywood Idiots Just Minority Other Saying Teenagers Theater Think Would I Think

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I would say it's not as hard as writing, because when you're a writer, you walk right into the pit all by yourself, but when you're a director, there are at least 80 people who scream, 'Don't do that!' when you make a mistake.

~David Seltzer

Topics: Because Director Hard Least Make Mistake People Pit Right Say Scream Walk Who Would Writer Writing You Yourself

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I think the success of any movie is dependent upon it being a singular vision.

~David Seltzer

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There is an inalienable law. Whenever a character on screen pities himself, the audience stops pitying him. They will cry so long as the character doesn't.

~David Seltzer

Topics: Audience Character Cry Him Himself Inalienable Law Long Screen Stops Whenever Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Producer

Born: Unknown

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