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I grew up an athlete, growing up in Pittsburgh. I played basketball. I played football. I played a little bit of baseball in my earlier years. Antoine Fuqua
Bit Athlete Football Years Up Grew Pittsburgh Little Little Bit Baseball Growing Growing Up Earlier Played Basketball
I was a fan of baseball growing up. We played baseball; I used to play in an A&P parking lot. It wasn't always easy to find a good baseball field to play in. Antoine Fuqua
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People in Hollywood go home to their wives and children who look like they do. If you're in that position, your natural thought pattern is sometimes to think, 'Superman, oh yeah he's white.' You can't get mad at somebody for doing that. It's the world they live in and for some, they only live in that bubble. Antoine Fuqua
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If Prince decided that he liked you, or he liked your art or what you brought to the table, it wasn't something that ended. It was a continuation of that thing until he went to the next thing. Antoine Fuqua
Art You Table Brought Something He Prince Liked Until Continuation Ended Decided Next Your Next Thing Thing
Denzel's all about the work. He's all about the acting. He's an actor. He'll tell you himself, 'I'm not a movie star, celebrity, something else. I'm an actor.' He steps on a set, that's what he is, and that's what he gives you. He gives his heart. Antoine Fuqua
Work You Heart Else Tell About Something Something Else Gives He Steps Himself His Celebrity Denzel Movie Movie Star Acting Star Actor Set
I'd like to think that the door is always open for just the best actor for the role, you know? Race or gender shouldn't have anything to do with it, unless the character or story is focused on that for some particular reason. Antoine Fuqua
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Making a movie to entertain people, that's just as important as telling people about our stories. Antoine Fuqua
People Important Our Telling Entertain Entertain People About Making Just Movie Stories
We've been fighting our whole lives to say we're just human beings like everyone else. When we start separating ourselves in our work, that doesn't help the cause. I've heard it for years: 'How do you feel being a black filmmaker?' I'm not a black filmmaker, I'm a filmmaker. I'm a black man, I have black children. But I'm just a filmmaker. Antoine Fuqua
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Apart from photography and music videos, I also do graphic design. Anton Corbijn
Music Photography Videos Design Music Videos Also Apart Graphic Graphic Design
My photography changed from being more documentary-like to arranging things more, and that came into being partly because I started doing music videos, and I incorporated some things from the music videos into my photography again, by arranging things more. Anton Corbijn
Music Photography Videos Changed Music Videos Some Some Things More Partly Because Arranging Doing Came Being Again Things Started Incorporated
I wanted to do a film for a while, but I never found a script that I felt I was going to be the right person for; because if you've never made a film, you're not taught how to make a film, and you feel like you lack skills. Anton Corbijn
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I've gotten used to not looking too far into the future; it's best when you can begin each day anew. Anton Corbijn
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I'm not famous; I am simply very well-known to certain people. Famous is something different. Anton Corbijn
People Something Simply Am Very Famous Different Certain
The really simple approach to photography is a great balance to making the films. Anton Corbijn
Great Balance Photography Simple Films Approach Making Really
I do have an ego, but I acknowledge the help I get. Anton Corbijn
Ego Get Acknowledge Help
I didn't make music videos in order to make a movie. Music videos were the goal for me, so it was never a step to something else. I approached it seriously. Anton Corbijn
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You always want to come back with an image that's interesting visually, and you hope to get something from the person you photograph that's different than other images you know of these people. Anton Corbijn
Hope You People Other Back Photograph Something Come Know Always Than Person Get Different Want Interesting Image Images
Directing film is the hardest thing I have ever done. Anton Corbijn
Directing Done The Hardest Thing Film Ever Hardest Hardest Thing Thing
If you're an artist, it's OK to put your money into your art. The advantage, in hindsight, is that you become the film, and the film becomes you; you breathe it. Anton Corbijn
Art You Money Become OK Put Advantage Hindsight Becomes Artist Breathe Your Film
I think if you don't feel passionate about the first movie you're doing, in the end the project will lack something because you don't have enough experience to make the movie something special. Anton Corbijn
You Experience Will First Think Enough Project About Something Something Special Feel Make Because Doing Passionate End Lack Movie In The End Special
There are some elements of digital photography that I don't really like, such as the fact that you see the results immediately. Anton Corbijn
You Photography Digital Immediately See Some Fact Results Like Really Elements
I wanted to make a film as an artist, and it's going to have to find an audience, you know. I don't know how big the audience will be. Anton Corbijn
You Will Big Find Know Make Audience How Artist Going Wanted Film
I happen to take photographs, and they happen to be used for a lot of things, but they're not really made to order. They're paid for, but they're not made for order. I've never really done real commercial work. Anton Corbijn
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With photography, you are lucky if you get people to look at your pictures at some point. There's no formal way to show them. Anton Corbijn
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I have such a love of good music that I find even melancholic music uplifting. Maybe I'm a rare breed. Anton Corbijn
Love Music Good Rare Good Music Find Uplifting Maybe Breed Even
In 1979, I moved to England and photographed Joy Division and Bowie and Beefheart. At that time I got images that I felt had that special, well - power is a big word to say - more like intimacy and ambition that outlasted the photo shoot. I felt that they would have a longer life. Anton Corbijn
Life Time Joy Word Power Big Ambition Intimacy Say Photo Photo Shoot Photographed Would More Had Division Longer Joy Division Like Bowie Well Felt Got Shoot Moved Special England Images
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