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I was a sensitive boy.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: Boy Sensitive

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You would never have seen me on any party scene, which is probably what made me able to disappear, in a way, because the tabloids had nothing to follow.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: Able Any Because Disappear Follow Had Made Me Never Nothing Party Scene Seen Tabloids Way Which Would You

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I was always bit of a jock.

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My dad and I used to shoot little one-stop animations on an old 8mm film camera when I was no more than 7 or 8, and when he was away at work, I would keep shooting nonsensical, short animated films using 'Star Wars' figures or Smurfs - depended what the narrative was.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: Animated Away Camera Dad Depended Figures Film Films He Keep Little More Narrative Nonsensical Old Shoot Shooting Short Star Star Wars Than Used Using Wars Work Would

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Growing up, I was on film sets occasionally, when my dad was acting, so I got to run around and do odd jobs on films like 'Labyrinth' and others... I seemed destined to make films.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: Acting Around Dad Destined Film Film Sets Films Got Growing Growing Up Jobs Labyrinth Like Make Occasionally Odd Others Run Seemed Sets Up

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I got some funky scholarships to play soccer and did well in my SATs, so I went off to college and then grad school but found that that wasn't me. My family, relieved I seemed to have come to my senses, were happy to let me go to film school.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: College Come Did Family Film Film School Found Funky Go Got Grad Grad School Happy Me Off Play Relieved Scholarships School Seemed Senses Soccer Some Then Well Were

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I took an incredibly roundabout route getting into feature films.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: Feature Feature Films Films Getting Incredibly Route Took

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I saw the drawbacks of fame as a kid. It wasn't for me.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: Drawbacks Fame Kid Me Saw

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Hopefully, by the second or the third film, who my father is won't be a story anyone's interested in. They'll either like the films or they won't, and if they don't like them, I won't be making them any more.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: Any Anyone Either Father Film Films Hopefully Interested Like Making More Second Story Them Third Who

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You only get one shot to do a first feature.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: Feature First Get Only Shot You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Director

Born: May 30th, 1971

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