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I thought 'Mud' would be such an easy film for people to understand.

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A lot of people have a belief system that is strictly based on religious dogma.

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I have a very linear mind.

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Definitely when you give a script to an actor, it's like dropping a capsule in water and the fizzing starts. That's when the thing starts to live and breathe.

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I think we're so advanced when it comes to watching narrative material. I mean, it's all we do is consume content all day long. So when a character walks onscreen, you immediately start making connections for that character: Is that a good guy? Is that a bad guy?

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If you want someone to show up and execute your script for you, seriously, there are a lot of great people out there. Don't call me.

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I think the way you make a movie dictates the movie that you make.

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I think plot is very overrated. Plot is obviously necessary, but what I really care about is emotionally affecting the audience. Having a thought myself and then an emotional experience myself, somehow transferring that to the audience.

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My characters aren't chess pieces. I don't move them around some big board. I actually care about these fictitious people.

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'Mud' was a depository for a little more nostalgia and just a different kind of feeling, a different kind of mood. Something that's not so dark. Something that does actually have a happy ending and is a little more hopeful.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: December 7th, 1978

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