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Food was a labor of love you felt by cooking it and eating it.

~George Tillman, Jr.

Topics: Cooking Eating Felt Food Labor Love Love You You

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I call it soul food, and I call it compassion food because it kind of bonds loved ones together. It kept families together for a long time.

~George Tillman, Jr.

Topics: Because Bonds Call Compassion Families Food Kept Kind Long Long Time Loved Loved Ones Soul Time Together

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I wanted to make a movie about a black family in Middle America. I wanted to make a film where everyone can look at them and say, 'This is my family.'

~George Tillman, Jr.

Topics: About America Black Black Family Everyone Family Film Look Make Middle Movie Say Them Wanted Where

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I shoot a lot of film - that's one of the things I try to do, and it's one of the things I learned how to do with Robert De Niro on 'Men of Honor.'

~George Tillman, Jr.

Topics: De Niro Film Honor How Learned Lot Men Niro One Of The Things Robert Shoot Things Try

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I love telling stories from a kid's point of view because they don't really see all the obstacles in front of them. They're resilient, and sometimes adults can steal that from them.

~George Tillman, Jr.

Topics: Adult Because Front Kid Love Obstacles Point Point Of View Really Resilient See Sometimes Steal Stories Telling Them View I Love

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It's called 'Miles Davis, Prince of Darkness,' and it's about Miles Davis, the genius, and why he was the way he was, and how he changed music so many times. He changed music six times. So, I'm excited about that movie.

~George Tillman, Jr.

Topics: About Changed Darkness Davis Excited Genius He How Many Miles Miles Davis Movie Music Prince Six Times Way Why

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I want to see that 'Anita' documentary. I want to see 'Lovelace'; I want to see 'After Midnight,' because I saw the other two and I loved them. I thought the last one was great.

~George Tillman, Jr.

Topics: After Because Documentary Great Last Loved Midnight Other Saw See Them Thought Two Want

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Filmmakers are always in a bubble; along with our crew or writer, we don't really get to socialize with other filmmakers, so the great thing about Sundance is you can see many other filmmakers doing the same thing you do.

~George Tillman, Jr.

Topics: About Along Always Bubble Crew Doing Filmmakers Get Great Great Thing Many Other Our Really Same Same Thing See Socialize Sundance Thing Writer You

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These guys at Fox knew that as a filmmaker, I could always tell different types of stories and each can emotionally connect to a universal audience.

~George Tillman, Jr.

Topics: Always Audience Connect Could Different Different Types Each Emotionally Filmmaker Fox Guys Knew Stories Tell Types Universal

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I never paid attention to many of the Nicholas Sparks films. 'The Notebook,' which my wife liked, I felt that Ryan Gosling was a genius in it and Rachel McAdams has this thing about her that you just want to take care of her. I remember that chemistry between them.

~George Tillman, Jr.

Topics: About Attention Between Care Chemistry Felt Films Genius Her Just Liked Many Never Notebook Paid Remember Sparks Take Take Care Them Thing Want Which Wife You I Remember Ryan

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Producer

Born: January 26th, 1969

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