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A movie like 'Edge of Tomorrow' is so huge and complex - the spectacle and action is all-consuming - and that on its own is enough of a reason for a lot of people to see it.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Action Complex Edge Enough Huge Like Lot Movie Own People Reason See Spectacle Tomorrow

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I got in trouble in film school at USC because one of my Super-8 movies there, in the first semester, involved a snowmobile chase scene. I made an action scene, and they were like, 'That wasn't what you were supposed to be doing.'

~Doug Liman

Topics: Action Because Chase Doing Film Film School First Got Involved Like Made Movies Scene School Semester Supposed Trouble Were You

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I've got a short attention span, so it makes sense that I like movies because, for the most part, they immerse you in lots of action.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Action Attention Attention Span Because Got Immerse Like Lots Makes Most Movies Part Sense Short Span You

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I chose 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' specifically 'cause I had just made 'The Bourne Identity' and made a film that glamorized being an action hero, and I wanted to make the exact opposite. I wanted to make a movie that glamorized maintaining a marriage, and that made the action hero part seem easy and made the marriage part seem hard.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Action Being Cause Chose Easy Exact Exact Opposite Film Had Hard Hero Identity Just Made Maintaining Make Marriage Movie Opposite Part Seem Smith Specifically Wanted Mr Mrs

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Normally, the action is just a gratuitous thing. In the case of Bourne, he was going to learn about himself in the action scenes.

~Doug Liman

Topics: About Action Case Going Gratuitous He Himself Just Learn Normally Scenes Thing

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When I was making 'Bourne Identity,' I wasn't making a dumb action movie like they were expecting it to be.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Action Action Movie Dumb Expecting Identity Like Making Movie Were

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When I set out to make 'Bourne Identity,' my main goal for the franchise was to create something where it feels like you're in the action. You're not just passively watching it from far away. That's something that I have constantly aspired to do - even in 'Swingers,' to feel like you're Jon Favreau; you're not just watching him.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Action Aspired Away Constantly Create Even Far Far Away Feel Feels Franchise Goal Him Identity Jon Just Like Main Make Out Passively Set Something Watching Where You

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It's Nixon who created the Environmental Protection Agency. Clean Air and Water Acts. Endangered Species Act. Promoted affirmative action. One could go on and on with Nixon as a New Deal liberal on domestic policy and a hawk, but one with great geo-political skills.

~Douglas Brinkley

Topics: Act Action Acts Affirmative Affirmative Action Agency Air Clean Clean Air Could Created Deal Domestic Endangered Endangered Species Endangered Species Act Environmental Environmental Protection Go Great Hawk Liberal New New Deal Nixon Policy Promoted Protection Skills Species Water Who

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Real laughter is spontaneous. Like water from the spring it bubbles forth a creation of mingled action and spontaneity - two magic potions in themselves - the very essence of laughter - the unrestrained emotion within us!

~Douglas Fairbanks

Topics: Action Bubbles Creation Emotion Essence Forth Laughter Like Magic Real Spontaneity Spontaneous Spring Themselves Two Us Very Water Within

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Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.

~Douglas Horton

Topics: Action Creates Cures Fear Inaction Terror

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