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I'm really drawn to adventure, and characters being plucked from normal life and sent on extraordinary adventures.

~Doug Liman

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The reality is, the movies that were most impactful to me growing up, when I decided I wanted to make movies, I was going to see Woody Allen double features with my brother, back when they had double features.

~Doug Liman

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I think of myself as making independent films within the studio system. Yes, I've made movies with significantly larger budgets, and I've also made movies with smaller budgets.

~Doug Liman

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For me, the scale of the budget is part of the creative process. 'Swingers' is the movie it is because we made it for exactly the right budget. Had it been made for a higher number, it would not have been as imaginative as we had to make it, given the budget constraints we had.

~Doug Liman

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I don't necessarily think that having more money helps make you make a better film. Sometimes having less money is better. You're forced into being more original; you're forced into hearing something versus seeing it.

~Doug Liman

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A movie like 'Edge of Tomorrow' is so huge and complex - the spectacle and action is all-consuming - and that on its own is enough of a reason for a lot of people to see it.

~Doug Liman

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Ultimately, if you look at the characters in my films, you'll see a lot of similarities going all the way back to 'Swingers' with Vince Vaughn's character.

~Doug Liman

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When you have films like 'Bourne' that succeed, not only does it beget sequels, but it begets people taking chances.

~Doug Liman

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I got in trouble in film school at USC because one of my Super-8 movies there, in the first semester, involved a snowmobile chase scene. I made an action scene, and they were like, 'That wasn't what you were supposed to be doing.'

~Doug Liman

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I've got a short attention span, so it makes sense that I like movies because, for the most part, they immerse you in lots of action.

~Doug Liman

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: July 24th, 1965

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