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Nothing feels worse than knowing that people didn't see your movie. That they wanted to and the critics loved it but nobody knew where it was because it didn't do what it was supposed to do opening weekend. It used to be that independents were allowed to stay in the theaters, build word of mouth. Allison Anders

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You end up giving up half your salary every time you make a movie because you need the money to make the movie you have in your head. Allison Anders

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The first thing I did for TV was a pilot for CBS. Allison Anders

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When I wanted to become a filmmaker, there was nobody for me to look up to. Allison Anders

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For me, the most exciting thing is that Jane Campion is a woman we can all really look up to. She doesn't have the body of work that some other directors do - no woman director does - but her work is so consistently original, wonderful, masterful. Allison Anders

Let's face it - no matter how independent you are, you still have this nagging need to be desired. Allison Anders

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Maybe women sometimes wish that a man would come along and buy them. Allison Anders

Buy Man Women Sometimes Wish Would Along Come Maybe Them

I've been amazed watching people who are not ready with their scripts when they're getting a lot of attention. Allison Anders

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The women I cast have to embody all sorts of contradictions... I have to find the right woman to speak to other women. Allison Anders

Woman Women Speak Other Embody Find Cast Sort Contradictions Right

Sundance is the only hand that feeds for women directors. Allison Anders

Women Sundance Only Directors Feeds Hand

Box office is one of the strongest tools we have toward preserving our ability to make our movies. We really can make a difference by purchasing a ticket each opening weekend to a movie made by a woman, even if you don't like the movie or the filmmaker and even if you don't see the film. Allison Anders

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