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I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.

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I try to get the best performance an actor can give.

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I make films about working class people.

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I feel very comfortable shooting music, and I think you can see that.

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I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and how to get a story on the screen.

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But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented.

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But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films.

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But a writer's contribution is literary and a film is not literary. When you take that stuff off the page, and cast the people who are going to fit into those roles, that's what being a director is.

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Because when you have millions of people with this kind of need for gratification, and the culture is saying that it's possible for everyone to satisfy all of their needs and desires all of the time, there are obviously going to be clashes - clashes of ego.

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And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: December 31st, 1944

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