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I'm interested in the lives of Americans for whom the ways this culture has tried to define itself - that is, self-esteem defined by material wealth - they have nothing to do with that.

~Debra Granik

Topics: American Culture Define Defined Interested Itself Lives Material Material Wealth Nothing Self-Esteem Tried Ways Wealth Whom

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The social-media discourse is very different from what it might be on the ground. It's easy to bloviate without having to look anyone in the eye and then having those sentiments swell and amplify and go viral.

~Debra Granik

Topics: Amplify Anyone Different Discourse Easy Eye Go Ground Having Look Might Sentiments Swell Then Those Very Viral Without

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It can't change anything immediately, but films can absolutely be catalysts for conversation.

~Debra Granik

Topics: Absolutely Anything Change Conversation Films Immediately

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I'm looking for a living wage and to continue my work. The frustration comes from when I can't do the things that matter most to me. It's when someone comes and says, 'I will finance your movie if you cast so and so.'

~Debra Granik

Topics: Cast Continue Finance Frustration Living Living Wage Looking Matter Me Most Movie Says Someone Things Wage Will Work You Your

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I'm doing my best to stay off that financing scheme that relies on this one strip of capital, which is the red carpet. And - no sob story - but it's hard. It takes a while.

~Debra Granik

Topics: Best Capital Carpet Doing Financing Hard Off Red Red Carpet Scheme Sob Stay Story Strip Takes Which While

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You will never go wrong with actually photographing process. It's primitive. Humans love to see the bipedal animal in us finish things. We just like it!

~Debra Granik

Topics: Actually Animal Finish Go Humans Just Like Love Never Photographing Primitive Process See Things Us Will Wrong You

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I'm always searching to learn more about our large and diverse country.

~Debra Granik

Topics: About Always Country Diverse Large Learn More Our Searching

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There are so many American experiences that we can't know about unless we venture out to create a dialogue, to observe, ask questions, and stay there for a while.

~Debra Granik

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When I'm interested in an aspect of someone's life, I want to ask about their experiences, their survival strategies, and what they do to keep their lives interesting.

~Debra Granik

Topics: About Ask Aspect Experiences Interested Interesting Keep Life Lives Someone Strategies Survival Want

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I'm always looking for instances of people doing things for and with each other for pleasure, for passion, for camaraderie, from kindness. It's the anthropology of people figuring how to punctuate life with the lyrical.

~Debra Granik

Topics: Always Anthropology Camaraderie Doing Each Figuring How Kindness Life Looking Lyrical Other Passion People Pleasure Things

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: February 6th, 1963

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