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My producing partner and I were shown a novel we really liked. It was called 'My Abandonment' by Peter Rock, and we enjoyed reading it.

~Debra Granik

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Every filmmaker has this short book of films that don't get made - for a whole host of reasons.

~Debra Granik

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There's a period where you feel very hinky and low about yourself, like, 'That was a lot of time, and there's nothing to show for it.' I've tried to tell myself that if you're going to be a filmmaker, you can't really talk like that about time, because you'll hate yourself or feel very worthless.

~Debra Granik

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When I find those actors who are going to work that hard and collaborate that deeply, my role is to make sure there's a whole lot there for them to work with.

~Debra Granik

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Sometimes you get ensnared by an idea, and it's what I call 'the sticky burr': You go hiking, and a burr sticks to you, and that's the film you're going to make.

~Debra Granik

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American film isn't just film and glamor and fame and the lives of people who are fortunate financially. Those aren't the only stories in this vast nation. That's my mandate.

~Debra Granik

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#TimesUp is you can't hold it in anymore: Time's up! The doors have to give way. It can't be that every 27-year-old born into a male body is a designated genius. It can't be that the language used to review male and female films is different.

~Debra Granik

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Emerging actors know there's a whole lot to learn each time they are spending with someone who's done a lot.

~Debra Granik

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The process of starting up a new film is one of looking through a lot of material and trying to find something you really like. And it does sometimes take a minute.

~Debra Granik

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We're always on the search for a novel or a source or an existing screenplay, or writing something ourselves that turns us on. But because films cost a lot of money to make and a huge amount of effort to get the people to rally, you have to really like it; you can't just semi-like it. Getting to 'really like' is the part that takes the minute.

~Debra Granik

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: February 6th, 1963

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