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I don't think I'm equipped enough to be giving anyone a civics lesson or any kind of message.

~Rod Lurie

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If I have to answer one more time, 'Why did you want to remake 'Straw Dogs?'' with the emphasis on the word 'why,' I'm going to flip out.

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Some nights I lie awake at night thinking, 'What's going to stop someone from smashing a chair through my window and coming in the house at two in the morning?' It is very unnerving. It's a realistic scare, which is the worst kind of scare that you could have.

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Finding out you're able to do something doesn't necessarily mean you want to do it.

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When you make a movie like 'Straw Dogs,' your goal is to have people's eyes remain glued to the screen. It serves you no purpose to turn away from the screen.

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I remember watching movies like 'Fatal Attraction' and watching the audience go bananas at the end of the film.

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What makes a man is when you go against your own instincts to do to the right thing.

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There's no need to make any film. The word 'need' is pretty strong. But if there's a purpose behind making the film, there can be a justification for it.

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I think that maybe human beings are conditioned to violence.

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There are a lot of westerns that deal with people standing up for their principles, and that is the predominant theme that has been in my films.

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Biography

Nationality: Israeli

Type: Director

Born: May 15th, 1962

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