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I never learned to be a writer. I never took screenwriting courses. I never read anyone's scripts. As a writer, my only guiding principle has been to write about things that scare me, write about things that make me feel vulnerable, write about things that will expose my deepest fears, so that's how I write.

~Derek Cianfrance

Topics: About Anyone Been Courses Deepest Expose Fears Feel Guiding How Learned Make Me Never Only Principle Read Scare Screenwriting Scripts Things Took Vulnerable Will Write Writer I Write

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With each character in a movie, I'm looking for a human being. I'm looking for a person. And to me, I'm looking for a person that's full of strengths and weaknesses, a person that's full of successes and failures, a person that's full of joy and sorrow. I'm interested in people that are human beings that are alive.

~Derek Cianfrance

Topics: Alive Being Beings Character Each Failures Full Human Human Being Human Beings Interested Joy Looking Me Movie People Person Sorrow Strengths Successes Weaknesses

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The only time I judge an actor on set is if they're not failing; if they get it right all the time, I start to question it. I feel like it's too easy.

~Derek Cianfrance

Topics: Actor Easy Failing Feel Get Judge Like Only Only Time Question Right Set Start Time Too I Feel I Feel Like

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In terms of Ray Liotta, when I was a teenager growing up in Colorado, I didn't have pictures of girls on my wall. I had pictures of Ray Liotta on my wall. Along with Mike Patton, he was one of my heroes.

~Derek Cianfrance

Topics: Along Colorado Girl Growing Growing Up Had He Heroes Mike Pictures Ray Teenager Terms Up Wall

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I grew up Catholic, so I feel guilty about everything.

~Derek Cianfrance

Topics: About Catholic Everything Feel Grew Guilty Up I Feel

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I'm not the greatest reader. I feel like I have a bit of dyslexia or something, and that's probably why I became a filmmaker. I have the need to communicate, the need to tell stories; and the need to understand stories led me to movies.

~Derek Cianfrance

Topics: Became Bit Communicate Dyslexia Feel Filmmaker Greatest Led Like Me Movies Need Reader Something Stories Tell Understand Why I Feel I Feel Like

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I was an audience member before I'm a filmmaker. All I've tried to do as a filmmaker was to make movies I want to see.

~Derek Cianfrance

Topics: Audience Audience Member Before Filmmaker Make Member Movies See Tried Want

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As a writer, I always peel back the layers, go to the most sensitive places uncomfortably close to the heart.

~Derek Cianfrance

Topics: Always Back Close Go Heart Layers Most Peel Places Sensitive Writer

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I shot 'Blue Valentine' on 16mm for the past, and for the present on the Red Camera. I feel that both formats are valid. The stories should dictate the format we shoot on. Filmmakers should have a choice.

~Derek Cianfrance

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When I grew up, a director was Cecil B DeMille, a guy sitting down with a megaphone speaking. He was the voice of God, the image of God. When I went to start making docs, I quickly turned the megaphone to my ear not to my mouth. It's more about funneling in the words and listening as doc filmmaker.

~Derek Cianfrance

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: Unknown

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