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I'm a big fan of films that I grew up on and would watch obsessively, over and over again. If I didn't feel like I got everything on the first watch good, I want to see it again immediately.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Again Big Big Fan Everything Fan Feel Films First Good Got Grew Immediately Like Over See Up Want Watch Would

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'RoboCop,' when that came out, was like the best comic book movie ever, and it's not based on a comic book.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Based Best Book Came Comic Comic Book Ever Like Movie Out

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Every time I watch a Clint Eastwood film, I'm in touch with my feminine side, I've developed a searing man-crush on Clint Eastwood.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Clint Clint Eastwood Developed Eastwood Every Every Time Feminine Film Side Time Touch Watch

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I remember when we did 'Shaun of the Dead,' and when we were trying to get it off the ground in 2001 before we actually made it, a lot of people just didn't want to know.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Actually Before Dead Did Get Ground Just Know Lot Made Off People Remember Remember When Trying Want Were I Remember

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Usually, if you read a script by somebody else and there's a dense page of stage directions, people just skip through it or speed read it.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Dense Directions Else Just Page People Read Script Skip Somebody Speed Stage Through You

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Some actors don't even read the stage directions at all.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Actor Directions Even Read Some Stage

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I'm a big believer in keeping the stage directions really tight.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Believer Big Big Believer Directions Keeping Really Stage Tight

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Mel Brooks is an interesting one because he started out making films about stuff that he was totally affectionate about, like musicals, westerns, horror films, Hitchcock films. And then, as they get further on, and you get to 'Spaceballs,' then it's just kind of contrived.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: About Affectionate Because Brooks Contrived Films Further Get He Hitchcock Horror Horror Films Interesting Just Just Kind Kind Like Making Musicals Out Started Stuff Then Totally Westerns You

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I love the Zucker brothers' films - 'Airplane!,' 'Top Secret' and 'Police Squad!' - are my formative experiences.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Airplane Brothers Experiences Films Formative Love Police Secret Squad Top I Love

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When you write something, at first you might feel very defensive and protective of every single thing, but after a while, you just see what works and what doesn't. Sometimes you do test screenings, and an audience tells you that, or sometimes you eventually just go, 'Let's cut the joke out.'

~Edgar Wright

Topics: After Audience Cut Defensive Eventually Every Every Single Thing Feel First Go Joke Just Might Out Protective See Single Single Thing Something Sometimes Tells Test Thing Very While Works Write You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Director

Born: April 18th, 1974

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