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I think 'American Sniper' is anti-war. It demonstrates the agony of the decision-making that goes on.

~Michael Cimino

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Movie-making ain't for sissies.

~Michael Cimino

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I wish I was making movies back in the days when John Ford made movies and you were a director under contract to a studio. John Ford had years when he made three movies in a year.

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I love to scout locations.

~Michael Cimino

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It's very important to follow your instincts because, beyond what you know exists or what you're told exists in a given area, your intuition plays a big part in finding something special.

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I would never suggest that the geography or visual environment of the film is more important than what's going on with the people, but it's a major factor in getting the right tone. Certainly, it influences the actors tremendously.

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I have no interest in making a 'Vietnam' film, no interest in making a direct political statement.

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Would you ask Picasso to explain 'Guernica?' Would you ask Nabokov to explain 'Lolita?' Would you ask Tolstoy about 'War and Peace?' No, you wouldn't dare.

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Does anyone remember who shot Kubrick's movies? Do you remember who shot David Lean's movies? No one remembers who shot 'Dr. Strangelove' or 'Barry Lyndon.'

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They've said everything about me that they could: racist, Marxist, rightist, homophobic, sex change - I don't know what else they could come up with.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: February 3rd, 1939

Died: July 2nd, 2016

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