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When I had jobs, I was always doing manual jobs because I couldn't think. I worked at the docks, unloading trucks, and did ridiculous jobs.

~Dito Montiel

Topics: Always Because Did Doing Had Jobs Manual Ridiculous Think Trucks Worked

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I was born in Queens, New York. I've done every job you could think of in New York. Selling peanuts to Larry Fresh Fruit ices to dog walker to unloading trucks at the Jacob Javits Center.

~Dito Montiel

Topics: Born Center Could Dog Done Every Fresh Fruit Job Larry New New York Peanuts Queens Selling Think Trucks Walker York You I Was Born

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When I was a kid, I was into hardcore music. The scene in New York was tiny. Every person hanging out was in a band and played at the A7 Club. There was not much rehearsing or anything. Just doing.

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Topics: Anything Band Club Doing Every Hanging Hardcore Just Kid Much Music New New York Out Person Played Rehearsing Scene Tiny York

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I have no schooling in any normal sense but have learned from the best as far as just doing things. I learned filmmaking from loving movies and then just saying, 'OK, let's do it.'

~Dito Montiel

Topics: Any As Far As Best Doing Far Filmmaking Just Learned Loving Movies Normal Ok Saying Schooling Sense Then Things

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I love movies and always, always have.

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Topics: Always Love Movies I Love

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To me, the screenplay only becomes the Bible of the film after the actors have been cast. You go over the initial script with them and listen to the way they talk. Then you try to do a rewrite to accommodate them.

~Dito Montiel

Topics: Accommodate Actor After Becomes Been Bible Cast Film Go Initial Listen Me Only Over Rewrite Screenplay Script Talk Them Then Try Way You

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Whether I'm writing the script, or someone else writes the initial draft, I'm always an actor's director first. I always try to listen to them a lot and try to put their voices into their character.

~Dito Montiel

Topics: Actor Always Character Director Draft Else First Initial Listen Lot Put Script Someone Them Try Voices Whether Writes Writing

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If you get to bring a little movie on the festival circuit, it's a nice experience because you get to see it with an audience. People who go to festivals to watch films are usually a little more eager to enjoy them. It's exciting because it's like you're going to the film's opening night at every festival.

~Dito Montiel

Topics: Audience Because Bring Circuit Eager Enjoy Every Exciting Experience Festival Festivals Film Films Get Go Going Like Little More Movie Nice Night Opening People See Them Watch Who You

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'Midnight Cowboy' is an exquisite piece of filmmaking. It's insane.

~Dito Montiel

Topics: Cowboy Exquisite Filmmaking Insane Midnight Piece

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Movies are weird; it's like trying to make a painting with one hundred people. It's a weird world, but every job is weird; it's always a little bit hard, crazy and fun, a nice combination.

~Dito Montiel

Topics: Always Bit Combination Crazy Every Fun Hard Hundred Job Like Little Little Bit Make Movies Nice Painting People Trying Weird World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: July 26th, 1965

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