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I think one of the privileges of being a filmmaker is the opportunity to remain a kind of perpetual student.

~Edward Zwick

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It seems that almost every time a valuable natural resource is discovered in the world-whether it be diamonds, rubber, gold, oil, whatever-often what results is a tragedy for the country in which they are found. Making matters worse, the resulting riches from these resources rarely benefit the people of the country from which they come.

~Edward Zwick

Topics: Almost Benefit Come Country Diamonds Discovered Every Every Time Found Gold Making Matters Natural Oil People Rarely Resource Resources Resulting Results Riches Rubber Seems Time Tragedy Valuable Which Worse

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Samurai culture did exist really, for hundreds of years and the notion of people trying to create some sort of a moral code, the idea that there existed certain behaviors that could be celebrated and that could be operative in a life.

~Edward Zwick

Topics: Behaviors Celebrated Certain Code Could Create Culture Did Exist Existed Hundreds Hundreds Of Years Idea Life Moral Notion Operative People Really Samurai Some Sort Trying Years

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Sometimes when we weep in the movies we weep for ourselves or for a life unlived. Or we even go to the movies because we want to resist the emotion that's there in front of us. I think there is always a catharsis that I look for and that makes the movie experience worthwhile.

~Edward Zwick

Topics: Always Because Catharsis Emotion Even Experience Front Go Life Look Makes Movie Movies Ourselves Resist Sometimes Think Us Want Weep Worthwhile I Think

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There is a segment of the American population that has been excluded from the national myth, and that should be redressed.

~Edward Zwick

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There is no reason why challenging themes and engaging stories have to be mutually exclusive - in fact, each can fuel the other. As a filmmaker, I want to entertain people first and foremost. If out of that comes a greater awareness and understanding of a time or a circumstance, then the hope is that change can happen.

~Edward Zwick

Topics: Awareness Challenging Change Circumstance Each Engaging Entertain Entertain People Exclusive Fact Filmmaker First Foremost Fuel Greater Happen Hope In Fact Mutually Mutually Exclusive No Reason Other Out People Reason Stories Themes Then Time Understanding Want Why

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I, for one, suffer from a little bit of superhero fatigue.

~Edward Zwick

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I met a lot of women in the military with Meg Ryan, and they were remarkably impressive: Competent and strong and not versions of men, but versions of women. And they had stories to tell about how difficult it had been for them.

~Edward Zwick

Topics: About Been Competent Difficult Had How Impressive Lot Men Met Military Remarkably Stories Strong Tell Them Versions Were Women Ryan

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The issue of assault in the military is something that they've gone to great lengths to try to deal with - and have not entirely dealt with yet.

~Edward Zwick

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The military has been actually remarkable at dealing with race, but gender is an issue.

~Edward Zwick

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: October 8th, 1952

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