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Feature filmmaking is a very powerful medium. It has a hold on me now. R. J. Cutler

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Directing plays lacked the immediacy and connection to real world events that journalism offered; journalism lacked the drama, theatricality and subjective storytelling of theater. It wasn't until I had the idea of making a documentary film about the 1992 presidential campaign that these two passions came together in 'The War Room.' R. J. Cutler

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I first thought about doing a project about Anna Wintour and 'Vogue' when I read an article in 'New York Magazine' about the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Ball, the annual fundraising gala that Anna oversees. It created such a fascinating portrait that I couldn't help but be compelled. R. J. Cutler

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I work in the film business, where schmoozing is an art form, lunch hour lasts from 12:30 until 3, and every meeting takes an hour whether there's an hour's worth of business or not. R. J. Cutler

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The only thing documentary filmmakers have to work with, at least the way I make films, is trust. That's been true of everyone from James Carville and George Stephanopoulos to the kids in 'American High' to the soldiers in 'Military Diaries' to Anna Wintour to Dick Cheney. R. J. Cutler

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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to. R. J. Cutler

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On some level, you could say you wouldn't have 'In Style Magazine' at all had Anna Wintour not decided to put celebrities on the cover of 'Vogue' from her earliest years as Editor in Chief. R. J. Cutler

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Cheney refers to his vice presidency... as one of the most consequential vice presidencies in American history. And it clearly was. R. J. Cutler

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I believe a democracy needs men and women of conviction in its positions of leadership in order for us to succeed. That's the subject of 'A Perfect Candidate,' a film I made 20 years ago about Oliver North and Charles Robb. R. J. Cutler

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I have never worried about 'Frontline' becoming an old-fashioned news brand, because we never were. Raney Aronson-Rath

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I consider the many years I produced 'Frontline' documentaries as the essential building blocks of my success. Raney Aronson-Rath

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Before finding a mentor, I feel it's essential to really find your own calling and passion. From my experience, this will become a guiding bond in this kind of relationship. Be curious and engaged - and push yourself actively. Be as good as you can at what you love to do, and you will certainly get a mentor's attention. Raney Aronson-Rath

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A man never apologizes for the fact that he has to work. He might say, 'Hey, I am so sorry my hours were long today,' but he'd never feel he has to explain the very fact that he has a career. Once I stopped apologizing, I noticed both my kids also stopped complaining and asking me 'why' I worked. Raney Aronson-Rath

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As intense as our work is, I try my hardest to live my life so that people in my office feel they can work at 'Frontline' and be parents if they choose to. This goes for the men as well. Raney Aronson-Rath

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The kind of in-depth investigative journalism we practice at 'Frontline' is thoughtful, rigorous, and time-intensive. It requires us to constantly seek untold stories and to give our producers and reporters the time and resources to dig into them deeply. Raney Aronson-Rath

I depend a lot on my own judgment, for better or worse. Rebecca Eaton

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There's just a big group of actors in London. There are new ones coming in all the time, who are looking for work, and established actors who are interested in working and like to work. To be a working actor in England is a life. Rebecca Eaton

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I love mysteries on television - the more psychologically complex, the better. Rebecca Eaton

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I love 'Die Hard,' man. It's the best. Reid Carolin

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I lived job-to-job before 'Magic Mike.' It certainly has meant a lot to me from a financial standpoint. Reid Carolin

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Everything's changed. The technology is the big thing changing now, the way movies like 'Alice' or 'Avatar' are made. And technology on the other side, the audience side. Word spreads so fast now on a movie, with the Internet, and piracy is something coming down the line like in the music industry. Richard D. Zanuck

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