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For whole swaths of people, that map of, 'Come along this way, come to college, do this and that,' isn't offered.

~Debra Granik

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The time that it takes to make the feature is really contingent on the feature being sort of almost ready-made - so coming to a book is more ready-made. You at least have the story that someone sorted out.

~Debra Granik

Topics: Almost Being Book Coming Contingent Feature Least Make More Out Ready-Made Really Someone Sort Sorted Story Takes Time You

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What I would love is for people to see some of the stories I want to tell.

~Debra Granik

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I feel as though perhaps there's not a great match between the content I'm attracted to and the content that is considered attractive to some of the more major or more traditionally financed entities.

~Debra Granik

Topics: Attracted Attractive Between Considered Content Entities Feel Financed Great Major Match More Perhaps Some Though I Feel

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A role is never just a ready-made thing.

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Topics: Just Never Ready-Made Role Thing

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It's almost like Time's Up allowed some really good old-school players to stand up and say, 'We're actually just really normal companies that want to facilitate culture-making. Some of us are even in it for the slow returns.'

~Debra Granik

Topics: Actually Allowed Almost Companies Even Facilitate Good Just Like Normal Players Really Returns Say Slow Some Stand Stand Up Time Up Us Want

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I'm a trudger.

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I bring forward stories from the lives of everyday Americans: those whose path hasn't been set out on easy street or who haven't been given it all, those who are actually forging ahead because of their own personal resources, their moxie, their survival instincts.

~Debra Granik

Topics: Actually American Because Been Bring Easy Everyday Forward Given Instincts Lives Out Own Path Personal Resources Set Stories Street Survival Those Who Whose Ahead

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The challenge for me is to make sure I've done my work. To make sure not every scene is quiet, that other scenes rise up, that there's different tension.

~Debra Granik

Topics: Challenge Different Done Every Make Me Other Quiet Rise Scene Scenes Sure Tension Up Work

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I get very caught up in the day-to-day and immersed in the scenes as they unfold. It's harder for me, as I'm filming, to see the larger story.

~Debra Granik

Topics: Caught Day-To-Day Filming Get Harder Immersed Larger Me Scenes See Story Unfold Up Very

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: February 6th, 1963

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