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I learned a lot doing 'Wolverine,' and I was also very fortunate, in the sense that I got to do a huge number of visual effects shots.

~Gavin Hood

Topics: Also Doing Effects Fortunate Got Huge Huge Number Learned Lot Number Sense Shots Very Visual Wolverine

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The truth about people at every economic level of life is you get those who are kind and who are not, those who are greedy, whether they be rich or poor. That's a common thread through humanity on any street you go to.

~Gavin Hood

Topics: About Any Common Economic Every Get Go Greedy Humanity Kind Level Life People Poor Rich Street Those Thread Through Truth Whether Who You

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Athol Fugard became famous as a playwright, so although 'Tsotsi' the book was written in the '60s, it was only published in the '80s. It was then optioned pretty much every year by producers. I think the problem was that holding onto its period setting made it very hard to get finance.

~Gavin Hood

Topics: Although Became Book Every Famous Finance Get Hard Holding Made Much Only Onto Period Playwright Pretty Problem Producers Published Setting Then Think Very Written Year I Think

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In the early '90s, I was hired to write educational dramas about HIV and AIDS in the shantytowns. I did that for two and a half years, and then I was hired on other films. When 'Tsotsi' presented itself, I thought, 'This is not a world I grew up in, but I've spent a great deal of time writing about it and researching it in my past.'

~Gavin Hood

Topics: About Aids Deal Did Dramas Early Educational Films Great Great Deal Grew Half Half Years Hired Hiv Itself Other Past Presented Researching Spent Then Thought Time Two Up World Write Writing Years

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In the comic-book lore, of course, you mutate post a traumatic event. You must have the mutant gene, but if something traumatic happens to you, usually at puberty, then that mutation manifests itself.

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Topics: Course Event Gene Happens Itself Lore Must Mutant Mutation Post Puberty Something Then Traumatic You

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When we watch stories, we learn empathy, we learn compassion, and hopefully we achieve some sort of understanding.

~Gavin Hood

Topics: Achieve Compassion Empathy Hopefully Learn Some Sort Stories Understanding Watch

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I don't know many South Africans who don't have their eyes wide open to what it's like to be exposed to some sort of violence. The question is whether we choose to be cynical about it or not.

~Gavin Hood

Topics: About African Choose Cynical Exposed Eyes Know Like Many Open Question Some Sort South Violence Whether Who Wide

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What's genius about 'Gravity' is that you are close upon the actors, but 3D works best when you have foreground, middle ground and background.

~Gavin Hood

Topics: About Actor Background Best Close Genius Gravity Ground Middle Middle Ground Works You

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3D prefers you to use wider lenses because when things are out of focus, and yet it's in 3D, it bothers you.

~Gavin Hood

Topics: Because Bothers Focus Lenses Out Things Use Wider You

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Biography

Nationality: South African

Type: Director

Born: May 12th, 1963

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