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Stephen Frears
English
Director
Born:
Jun 20
,
1941
About
Films
Me
Myself
People
You
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I like making films about different cultures. I'm interested in things that I've never encountered before. I try to put myself in the audience's position.
Stephen Frears
Myself
Try
Before
Films
About
Never
Put
Like
Audience
Making
Encountered
Cultures
Different
Interested
Different Cultures
Things
Position
To be successful at anything, you need the right to fail, not just occasionally.
Stephen Frears
You
Fail
Occasionally
Just
Anything
Successful
Right
Need
Audiences aren't fools - their judgement really is important. And the true heroes of films are the investors. They take the risk, after all.
Stephen Frears
Heroes
Fools
Important
Films
Risk
Take
Investors
True
Judgement
Audiences
After
Really
As a director, my job is to protect. I protect scripts, actors, cameramen, designers.
Stephen Frears
Director
Job
Protect
Scripts
Actor
Designers
I remember reading the script for 'Dangerous Liaisons' and thinking that I could quite happily spend the rest of my life watching this film; the story and the writing were so wonderful.
Stephen Frears
Life
Writing
Wonderful
Dangerous
Remember
Rest
My Life
Reading
Thinking
Spend
Could
Were
Quite
Story
Script
Happily
Film
Watching
I can't write; I don't think I'm even particularly good at telling a writer what's good or what's missing. So, actually having someone who can do that is a godsend.
Stephen Frears
Good
Think
Telling
Someone
Having
Write
Writer
Missing
Particularly
Who
Even
Actually
I'm from the Midlands. I lived in London for 50 years, but I'm not sure that I think of myself as a Londoner. I can see that we're all metropolitan, whether we are Londoners or not.
Stephen Frears
Myself
Think
See
London
Sure
Years
Metropolitan
Whether
Lived
I don't generally believe in people being knighted.
Stephen Frears
People
Believe
Generally
Being
I'm a Republican, but I like the Queen. Like everyone else, I'm sentimental about the Queen.
Stephen Frears
Queen
Else
Everyone
Everyone Else
About
Like
Republican
Sentimental
I had a somewhat charmed life. I was brought up at the BBC. I did meet so many people cleverer than myself in those years. Often, I was slapped down and made to feel not good enough.
Stephen Frears
Life
Myself
Good
People
Made
Not Good Enough
Down
Enough
Meet
Those
Brought
Charmed
Somewhat
Had
Feel
Years
Up
Than
Did
Often
So Many People
Many
Slapped
There isn't a route to success. Make a film. If people like it, you'll be okay. There is no route that I know of.
Stephen Frears
Success
You
People
Okay
Like
Know
Make
Film
Route
Cyclists are insane. You're going through the Alps, climbing up mountains. There's this circus around them. They're so tough. When they have a day off, they go out and cycle 100 miles.
Stephen Frears
Day
You
Tough
Mountains
Insane
Circus
Out
Through
Around
Climbing
Go
Off
Up
Going
Them
Cycle
Miles
Cyclists
It's Marvel movies that get the big audiences.
Stephen Frears
Big
Marvel
Audiences
Get
Movies
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