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If you're on a road trip, you need driving music.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Driving Music Need Road Trip You

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If you go back to your home town or you're reunited with school friends, its always slightly bittersweet because as much as there's nice things in terms of seeing them again, the town has changed without you, and you're no longer a part of it.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Again Always Back Because Bittersweet Changed Friends Go Home Longer Much Nice Nice Things Part Reunited School School Friends Seeing Slightly Terms Them Things Town Without You Your

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I think it's good to have pressure on yourself. The worst crime is to get kind of really complacent.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Complacent Crime Get Good Kind Pressure Really Think Worst Yourself I Think

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I tire of franchises, remakes, and endless sequels.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Endless Sequels Tire

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The sci-fi movies I grew up with, the metaphor was very rich, and they used to really mean something: David Cronenberg's films, or John Carpenter's films, or the Phil Kaufman and Don Segel versions of 'Invasion Of The Body Snatchers,' or George Romero's early zombie films.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Body Carpenter David Early Films George Grew Invasion John Mean Metaphor Movies Phil Really Rich Sci-Fi Something Up Used Versions Very Zombie

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I'd like to do some things over again. I never want to repeat anything that went well, though - I just want to do better at slightly different things.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Again Anything Better Different Different Things Just Like Never Over Repeat Slightly Some Some Things Things Though Want Well

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Maybe directors who are more interested in realism and naturalism come from cities, where they see things on their doorstep every day. But growing up as a kid in a very pretty but ever-so-slightly boring town, where not a great deal happened, encouraged me to be more escapist, more imaginative, and more of a daydreamer.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Boring Cities Come Day Daydreamer Deal Directors Doorstep Encouraged Escapist Every Every Day Great Great Deal Growing Growing Up Happened Imaginative Interested Kid Maybe Me More Naturalism Pretty Realism See Things Town Up Very Where Who

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I'm very happy with my life and career, but I do find myself having serious attacks of nostalgia, and I don't quite know why. Even though I've got to travel the world and do amazing things, I still want to go back to my teenage years and change little aspects of it. It's strange, but it does continue to bug me.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Amazing Amazing Things Aspects Attacks Back Bug Career Change Continue Does Even Find Go Got Happy Having Know Life Little Me My Life Myself Nostalgia Quite Serious Still Strange Teenage Teenage Years Things Though Travel Very Want Why World Years

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I used to stay up all night playing 'Resident Evil 2,' and it wouldn't stop until the sun came up. Then I'd walk outside at dawn's first light, looking at the empty streets of London, and it was like life imitating art. It felt like I'd stepped into an actual zombie apocalypse.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Actual All Night Apocalypse Art Came Dawn Empty Evil Felt First Imitating Life Light Like London Looking Night Outside Playing Resident Stay Stepped Stop Streets Sun Then Until Up Used Walk Zombie

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I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Always Am Fill Films Gaps Knowledge Old Trying Watching I Am

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Director

Born: April 18th, 1974

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