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I like to keep my options open. I'm known for changing my mind.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Changing Keep Known Like Mind Open Options

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One thing about pushing yourself outside your comfort zone is that you're going to make mistakes, and you're going to fall flat on your face sometimes.

~Doug Liman

Topics: About Comfort Comfort Zone Face Fall Flat Going Make Mistakes One Thing Outside Pushing Sometimes Thing You Your Yourself Zone

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I think making a great action movie is one of the hardest cinematic endeavors. By definition, smart characters avoid action. Smart people don't go down dark alleys, but if you're making an action movie and you want to have an action sequence, somehow you have to get that character into that dangerous situation.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Action Action Movie Alley Avoid Character Characters Cinematic Dangerous Dark Definition Down Endeavors Get Go Great Hardest Making Movie People Sequence Situation Smart Smart People Somehow Think Want You I Think

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I have a rebellious nature, and being told no is almost the surest way to get me to do something.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Almost Being Get Me Nature Rebellious Something Surest Way

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To be a lone filmmaker thousands of miles from home with nobody believing in me, that seems romantic.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Believing Filmmaker Home Lone Me Miles Nobody Romantic Seems Thousands

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Finding original source material is not easy, but when something special like 'Edge of Tomorrow' comes along, everybody recognized it. I wasn't swimming against the stream. Warner Brothers immediately supported it, Tom Cruise signed on instantly; Emily Blunt, who was our first choice, signed on immediately.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Against Along Blunt Brothers Choice Cruise Easy Edge Emily Everybody Finding First Immediately Instantly Like Material Original Our Recognized Signed Something Something Special Source Special Stream Supported Swimming Tom Tom Cruise Tomorrow Warner Who

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Almost anything can be justified as a style of filmmaking if it works.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Almost Almost Anything Anything Filmmaking Justified Style Works

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I always liked photography in film - I studied photography growing up. I like the medium of film; I like physically holding 35-mm film. I like the way it looks, the quality when it's projected. I like the way it frames real life.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Always Film Frames Growing Growing Up Holding Life Like Liked Looks Medium Photography Physically Projected Quality Real Real Life Studied Up Way

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'The Wall' is a reaction to 'Edge of Tomorrow,' where I was like, 'I don't need time travel and aliens to take a hero and pin them down in an impossible situation. I can do it in a much simpler way.' And that was 'The Wall.'

~Doug Liman

Topics: Alien Down Edge Hero Impossible Like Much Need Pin Reaction Simpler Situation Take Them Time Time Travel Tomorrow Travel Wall Way Where I Can

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I think that I learned a studio system prefers a sort of professionalism from the director.

~Doug Liman

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: July 24th, 1965

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