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I'm not the greatest reader. I feel like I have a bit of dyslexia or something, and that's probably why I became a filmmaker. I have the need to communicate, the need to tell stories; and the need to understand stories led me to movies.

~Derek Cianfrance

Topics: Became Bit Communicate Dyslexia Feel Filmmaker Greatest Led Like Me Movies Need Reader Something Stories Tell Understand Why I Feel I Feel Like

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I was an audience member before I'm a filmmaker. All I've tried to do as a filmmaker was to make movies I want to see.

~Derek Cianfrance

Topics: Audience Audience Member Before Filmmaker Make Member Movies See Tried Want

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When I grew up, a director was Cecil B DeMille, a guy sitting down with a megaphone speaking. He was the voice of God, the image of God. When I went to start making docs, I quickly turned the megaphone to my ear not to my mouth. It's more about funneling in the words and listening as doc filmmaker.

~Derek Cianfrance

Topics: About Director Down Ear Filmmaker God Grew Guy He Image Listening Making More Mouth Quickly Sitting Speaking Start Turned Up Voice Words

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I come from a family where my father is a filmmaker and professor of film.

~Derek Magyar

Topics: Come Family Father Film Filmmaker Professor Where

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I don't need to prove that I'm some great international filmmaker. It's not really on my list of goals.

~Dermot Mulroney

Topics: Filmmaker Goals Great International List Need Prove Really Some

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'Sunshine' is really an experiment for me to see if I am a filmmaker beyond having my own stories to tell.

~Dexter Fletcher

Topics: Am Beyond Experiment Filmmaker Having Me My Own Own Really See Stories Sunshine Tell I Am

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I took up acting upon the insistence of my filmmaker father, Kasthuri Raja. But I am glad for it: sometimes one identifies one's calling; sometimes it singles one out.

~Dhanush

Topics: Acting Am Calling Father Filmmaker Glad Insistence Out Singles Sometimes Took Up I Am

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Real power is having the ability and the resources to tell an amazing story or to say 'yes' to a filmmaker and change not only the filmmaker's life but the world.

~Donna Langley

Topics: Ability Amazing Change Filmmaker Having Life Only Power Real Real Power Resources Say Story Tell World Yes

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It takes years of building that experience as a filmmaker, as well as physically. You have to have a high level understanding of martial arts.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Arts Building Experience Filmmaker High High Level Level Martial Martial Arts Physically Takes Understanding Well Years You

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To be a lone filmmaker thousands of miles from home with nobody believing in me, that seems romantic.

~Doug Liman

Topics: Believing Filmmaker Home Lone Me Miles Nobody Romantic Seems Thousands

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