40 Sundance Quotes for You to Enjoy

Sundance was started as a mechanism for the discovery of new voices and new talent. Robert Redford

Sundance Voices New Talent Discovery Mechanism Started

I've been able to carve out spaces for myself. At Sundance, I'm in the mountains - my property is private. I get on a horse and ride for three, four hours. Sometimes five. I get lost. But when I'm in, I'm in. Robert Redford

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Sundance is the only hand that feeds for women directors. Allison Anders

Women Sundance Only Directors Feeds Hand

There's a big difference between the independent film world and the Hollywood film world, and I don't know that I understood that until I got into certain rooms, and people's faces go blank when you talk about Sundance. Ava DuVernay

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When I went to Sundance back in 1998, indie film was all the rage, and Miramax was throwing down five or six million dollars for several films each year. Those were the salad days of indie film, and those days are over. I'm not out there worrying too much about it. Brad Anderson

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Sundance took me on my first film and from there sort of launched my career. Cary Fukunaga

Me First Took Sundance Sort Film Career

When Sundance happened, it felt insane and not like reality at all. Danielle Macdonald

Reality Insane Sundance Like Felt Happened

For me, Sundance always felt big. It's not the only way to make your way, but for me, it was definitely that critical link between struggling artist, kind of working on my own, to actually working professionally and being connected and being seen. Dee Rees

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It didn't get into Sundance although I showed a rough cut which is a mistake to all filmmakers out there. Donal Logue

Mistake Sundance Out Although Get Which Cut Rough Filmmakers

I see a lot of art; we see a lot of music, films at Sundance... that influences me and informs me more than theater just because I make a bigger effort to see other art forms. Elizabeth Marvel

I always wanted to go to Sundance. Eve Hewson

Sundance Always Go Wanted

Talent has no gender. People are hiring young male directors right out of film school, off of a student film or off of a film at Sundance for millions of dollars. You can do the same with a female. It's not a risk about the work if you respect the film that they made. Gina Prince-Bythewood

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My dad brought 'Clerks' to Sundance 22 years ago, and that's when his career started. Harley Quinn Smith

Sundance Brought His Years Years Ago Dad Started Career

When I was growing up, 'Butch and Sundance' was my absolute favorite film. James Purefoy

Sundance Favorite Absolute Up Growing Growing Up Film Butch

Sundance is such an acquisition-frenzied, industry-centric experience, and at SXSW, many of the movies have distribution. And the focus is more on positioning the movie as opposed to selling them. People are more relaxed. Jason Blum

Experience People Focus Positioning Relaxed Sundance Distribution More Opposed Selling Movie Movies Them Many

When I was working for Miramax, before Sundance, a videotape of 'The Blair Witch Project' - of the full, completed movie - went to a lot of the buyers. And so we all saw it before the festival, and I passed, a bunch of people passed... Then I watched the movie marching toward success, and was reminded by my bosses what a dope I was. Jason Blum

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My first film festival and my first film that I've ever been in, 'Martha Marcy May Marlene,' that was at Sundance. Julia Garner

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I thought I was depressed because I wasn't a writer/director. I moved into a space where I'm a writer/director, my movie is a hit at Sundance, I have a wonderful, loving boyfriend, and wow, I have financial stability. Why can't I get out of bed still? Justin Simien

I really unfortunately don't have tons of hilarious Sundance stories, because really I am not the biggest fan of hanging out, but the reason why is because I never go see other people's movies and I think that's the way to do it. Lizzy Caplan

Sundance is incredible and has been very important for my career as a filmmaker, but it's also not the only route to success. There are a ton of great movies that don't get in and go on and do wonderfully. Matthew Heineman

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