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Part of my problem is that I cannot dispel the myths that have somehow accumulated over the years. Somebody writes something, it's completely off the wall, but it gets filed and repeated until everyone believes it. For instance, I've read that I wear a football helmet in the car. Stanley Kubrick

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As I got into my teens, I started reading better books, beginning with the Beats and then the hippie writers, people like Wallace Stegner up in Northern California, and all the political New Journalism stuff, the Boys on the Bus dudes and Ken Kesey. Stephen Gaghan

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If people aren't in sync, things won't work out well. Stephen Hopkins

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Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering. Steven Soderbergh

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The key is, if you're not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes pretty well. Steven Soderbergh

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My dad took me out to see a meteor shower when I was a little kid, and it was scary for me because he woke me up in the middle of the night. My heart was beating; I didn't know what he wanted to do. He wouldn't tell me, and he put me in the car and we went off, and I saw all these people lying on blankets, looking up at the sky. Steven Spielberg

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Whether in success or in failure, I'm proud of every single movie I've ever directed. Steven Spielberg

Success Failure Single Every Directed Proud Movie Whether Ever

I love creating partnerships; I love not having to bear the entire burden of the creative storytelling, and when I have unions like with George Lucas and Peter Jackson, it's really great; not only do I benefit, but the project is better for it. Steven Spielberg

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The baby boomers owe a big debt of gratitude to the parents and grandparents - who we haven't given enough credit to anyway - for giving us another generation. Steven Spielberg

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When I was very young, I remember my mother telling me about a friend of hers in Germany, a pianist who played a symphony that wasn't permitted, and the Germans came up on stage and broke every finger on her hands. I grew up with stories of Nazis breaking the fingers of Jews. Steven Spielberg

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If I weren't a director, I would want to be a film composer. Steven Spielberg

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Music - it's motivational and just makes you relax. Taika Waititi

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As kids, we all thought Bob Marley was Maori. Taika Waititi

Thought Marley Kids Bob Bob Marley

We all have to remember that New Zealand is built on these kind of people who are rebels and renegades, people doing it their own way, fighting for freedom, and braving the elements. I think it's cool to celebrate that. Taika Waititi

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My parents are really supportive of my interests and try to help make them happen with the tools I need. More importantly, they instilled in me that anything is possible if you work hard to make it happen. Taylor Steele

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Life is laughter. Theodore Melfi

Life Laughter

I'm a voyeur. I say that with no embarrassment. If I could have a superpower, being invisible would be it, no question. I'm fascinated by human behavior; observing people and seeing how much story gets told without a lot of dialogue, and how much our brain fills in. Thomas Schlamme

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It's good as an artist to always remember to see things in a new, weird way. Tim Burton

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I used to have a phone machine that you turn 'on' and 'off,' which was great. Now, it's so technological that it's like going down the rabbit hole. Tim Burton

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I'm drawn to female characters; not all of them are strong characters. Todd Haynes

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Every actor comes with their own experience, method, methodology. Todd Haynes

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