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I think the press mistakenly thought that all of these 'mumblecore' filmmakers were banded together in a similar ideology, but the truth is that we were all just using the same digital camera and helping each other make our movies because we were broke, and we were the only idiots willing to do it.

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On 'Transparent,' I work closely with LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming people who are now my close friends - truth be told, we're all more like family.

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I grew up in a small, old-school Catholic world, imprinted with an above-average number of categories and judgments.

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If we are to maintain a relevant and just industry, we must all open our eyes to the obvious lack of equality in wages, representation, and access.

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From casting to hiring to awards races like the Emmys, taking active steps toward inclusion will make for richer stories, a stronger democracy, and a better world.

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Independent filmmaking burns off a lot of storytelling fat.

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When you grow up in New Orleans, like, the only way to be an artist is to be a 55-year-old black musician. That's basically what we wanted to be. If you had asked me very truthfully what I wanted to be when I was 16, the answer would've been, 'I want to be a 55-year-old black musician.'

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I had to live on $17,000 a year until I was 33, because I was a failed artist until I was 29, when I made my first short film that went to Sundance.

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I had gone to a Catholic prep school where everyone was rich and having kids by the time they were 30.

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In ultralight backpacking, modified gear pieces come into play, like a tent you hoist with your trekking poles.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: March 7th, 1973

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