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There's a bit more of a safe distance when you're making a narrative movie, a bit more perspective. Audiences can separate themselves from the harsh reality of the facts a little bit more and think: 'Okay, how do I consider this?'

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With docs, there's often a very direct communication between the filmmaker and the audience. With narrative movies, we leave it a little bit more open.

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Taking chances is my job; some will connect and some won't, and certain films find their audiences in different ways. I think 'Spotlight' probably is a better movie because of 'The Cobbler.' You learn with every movie you make: you learn from your mistakes, and you learn from your achievements, and I really do have that approach to filmmaking.

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A lot of times, I'll resist the temptation to visually define a movie until, one, I really understand just what the movie's about, and two, until I start talking to my cinematographer.

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I think when you're dealing with faith, you want to be as responsible and sensitive to the material as you can.

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I'm a pretty well-read person. I read my paper every morning.

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The passion and knowledge of journalism as storytelling is incredibly infectious.

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Whenever you're telling a story about true-life events and about real people, there's a tremendous responsibility-slash-burden to get it right.

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Ultimately, as an actor, it comes down to committing to the text in the script.

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It was such a joy to be an actor on 'The Wire.'

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: June 7th, 1966

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