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Steve James
American Director
Born: 1955
Before Dreams Film People Work You
Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
One of the differences between real documentaries and reality television, besides the artificial construct of reality television, is that the people who are recruited to be on those shows, and the people who are interested in going on those shows, basically want to be famous. Or maybe they can win a million dollars or something. Steve James
Reality People Win Differences Those Television Besides Something Construct Between Documentaries Real Dollars Artificial Going Maybe Famous Want Interested Reality Television Who Shows Million Million Dollars Basically
I am deeply honored to be making 'Life Itself,' a documentary on the life of Roger Ebert, and to have had the full cooperation and enthusiasm of Roger and his wife, Chaz. Steve James
Life Wife Enthusiasm Honored Had Documentary Making Am His Itself Roger Full Cooperation Deeply
I think when people go into something for the right reasons, you're going to get a better film; you're going to get more intimacy and a stronger foundation of trust. Steve James
You Trust People Better Stronger Think Right Reasons Intimacy Something More Go Get Going Reasons Film Foundation Right
It's usually human drama that carries with it issues of race or class that attracts me. That was certainly the case with 'No Crossover.' Steve James
Me Class Drama Carries Case Crossover Attracts Issues Human Race Certainly
'Generation Food' is a collaboration between myself and author/activist Raj Patel that will tell stories about efforts around the world to try to solve the food crisis - through a documentary, a book, a website and mobile apps. Steve James
Website Myself Food Generation Book World Try Will Collaboration Apps Crisis Tell Solve About Through Between Documentary Around Mobile Efforts Stories
For most of my films, I've had to go out and start shooting before I could get the rest of the funding. That was the case with 'Hoop Dreams,' 'Stevie' and 'The Interrupters:' We started them quietly out of Kartemquin Films, only really going to funders once we had something to show and a firm idea of what the film might be. Steve James
Dreams Rest Before Films Once Hoop Out Case Something Only Could Had Firm Idea Most Stevie Go Get Quietly Shooting Going Them Might Really Show Film Start Funding Started
I love the idea of sharing some of what we find in the research phase with a select community of people early on as a perk for their donating, and then gauging their feedback. Steve James
Love People Feedback Community Research Find Some Select Sharing Idea Perk Then Phase Early

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