57 Sean Baker Quotes for You to Enjoy

Sean Baker

American Director

Born: Feb 26, 1971

About Always Me People Think You

Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen

I went to NYU thinking I was going to make a 'Die Hard' sequel, or maybe action and genre films for the studios, but I ended up falling in love with personal cinema. Sean Baker

I think I'm my own worst enemy. Sean Baker

Enemy Own Think Worst My Own

Shooting on the iPhone has become more of a directors' tool to lower inhibition of first-time actors and nonprofessionals. While it's helped me become more mobile, no pun intended - running around, finding tight areas and different ways of moving the camera - to me it's more about using this device to catch candid moments. That's the biggest thing. Sean Baker

Me Become Tool Pun Ways Running Finding About More Area Directors Catch Device Around Tight Camera iPhone Mobile Intended Shooting Candid Different Biggest While Moving Biggest Thing Lower Inhibition Helped Moments Using Actor Different Ways Thing

I'm always looking for authenticity in my films. They're based in realism. Sean Baker

Looking Films Always Authenticity Realism Based

I have friends who are trans advocates, and they were upset that Jared Leto played a trans person. Sean Baker

Advocate Were Friends Person Upset Who Played

Most filmmakers, if not all, come from a place of privilege, if only because of the expense. Sean Baker

Only Come Most Because Privilege Expense Place Filmmakers

We're living in an age of the think piece. Sean Baker

Age Living Think Piece

I'm from outside most of these worlds I'm focusing on, and I feel there's an ethical approach to making these kinds of films. My biggest fear is that if you paint your characters in, you could be doing them wrong. Sean Baker

I'm not really the type to jump into a $20 million film just to do it. Sean Baker

Type Jump Just Really Film Million

As long as I can pay rent, that's all I care about. Sean Baker

Care Long Pay About Rent

There are characteristics of Central Florida you don't see anywhere else. It's quite beautiful. Sean Baker

Beautiful You Else Characteristics See Quite Anywhere Central Anywhere Else Florida

My way of directing is definitely unorthodox, definitely unconventional. Sean Baker

Way Definitely Unorthodox Directing Unconventional

If I'm telling an L.A. story, I want to tell a fresh L.A. story and show places that haven't been shown before. Sean Baker

Before Tell Telling Fresh Been Want Story Places Show Shown

I've fallen in love with Los Angeles, and I love to explore it myself. Sean Baker

Love Myself Angeles Los Los Angeles Fallen Explore

Film is the only art form where we feel we have to title our stuff literally. Musicians don't have to title their songs literally. It can be more about what's conjured up when you think of a word. Sean Baker

Art You Musicians Word Think Our About More Only Songs Feel Stuff Art Form Up Where Form Literally Title Film

I'm actually very critical of digital cinema. Sean Baker

Cinema Digital Critical Very Actually

'Tangerine' was less than half the budget of 'Starlet,' and 'Starlet' was already a microbudget film. A director always wants more time, and we had a limited amount of resources. Sean Baker

Time Director Half Resources More Had Budget Budget Film Limited Always Tangerine Than Wants Less Film Starlet Amount

I'm fine with a title that's open to interpretation. Sean Baker

Interpretation Fine Open Title

I don't see myself as a short-film director, and I'm not a commercial director. Sean Baker

Myself Director See Commercial

Everyone's asking if I've been offered a superhero movie, and no, I definitely have not. Sean Baker

Everyone Definitely Superhero Been Offered Movie Asking

I have been very inspired and influenced by 'The Little Rascals' my entire career. Sean Baker

Entire Rascals Entire Career Inspired Been Very Influenced Little Career

Nobody is going to just come and give you money unless you've proven yourself, especially if you're doing something that is unconventional or unorthodox and outside the way the industry thinks. Sean Baker

You Yourself Money Unless Way Unorthodox Give Something Outside Unconventional Nobody Come Industry Doing Proven Going Just Thinks

It feels dangerous when people say, 'Oh, Sean Baker focuses on marginalised people.' And offensive. As if I'm standing there with my planner thinking, 'OK, where's the next marginalised group I can make a movie about?' Sean Baker

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