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Zal Batmanglij
Zal Batmanglij
American Director
Born: 1981
Good Life Me People Think You
Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
To make 'Sound of My Voice,' we had to conceive the entire world and understand it holistically. If you want to show less in a movie, you've got to figure out more. Zal Batmanglij
You World Out Entire Entire World More Voice Had Conceive Make Understand Got Sound Want Movie Show Figure Less
In every public space, everyone has their head down on their phone. Including me. Zal Batmanglij
Me Phone Space Down Every Everyone Head Public Including
I guess it the one consistent thing in my life was that sense of magic that film provide - I still remember the movies from my childhood that I loved. Zal Batmanglij
Life Remember My Life Sense Guess Consistent Magic Still Provide Childhood Loved Movies Film Thing
I think if I was interested in writing on my own, I would be a novelist - then you could write about yourself, and that would be it. You wouldn't need anyone else. Zal Batmanglij
You Yourself Writing Own Think Else Would Would-Be About My Own Could Write Anyone Anyone Else Interested Then Novelist Need
In film, it is always collaborative, and so to me, it doesn't make sense to not be collaborative in one of its most critical arenas - which is the screenplay. Zal Batmanglij
Me Sense Collaborative Critical Arenas Most Make Always Screenplay Which Film
I loved 'Terminator 2' as a teenager and 'Sound of Music' when I was a kid. I also loved 'Requiem For A Dream' as a college student and 'Mulholland Drive.' And I have loved 'Lincoln' as an adult. They are all the same, as they are all good stories and extraordinary actors. Zal Batmanglij
Music Good College Drive Extraordinary Teenager Kid Dream College Student Good Stories Student Adult Terminator Also Sound Sound Of Music Lincoln Same Stories Loved Requiem Actor
Faith requires a leap; otherwise, it just becomes science. Zal Batmanglij
Faith Science Otherwise Leap Becomes Just Requires
I want to make the iPhone of movies. Zal Batmanglij
Make iPhone Want Movies
I wanted to be a filmmaker, so my parents helped me by encouraging me to save my allowance. So I bought my first video camera, and I would make movies, but I never made a movie that I finished until I was in college. There was no expectation, but I would make movies every day. Zal Batmanglij
Day Me Every Day Made College Parents Finished First Expectation Every Would Allowance Never Bought Until Make Camera Encouraging Movie Wanted Movies Video Video Camera Helped Filmmaker Save
I think it's really important that you don't get caught up in the way the filmmaking community isolates you and the way your life ends up being. Zal Batmanglij
Life You Important Community Think Way Caught Up Get Being Ends Really Your Filmmaking
It's funny how quickly human beings adapt. Zal Batmanglij
Funny How Quickly Human Human Beings Beings Adapt
We explored cults in 'Sound of My Voice.' I think cults have an underlying spiritual quality. Zal Batmanglij
Spiritual Quality Think Voice Underlying Sound Cults Explored
I think the political is personal, and the personal is political. Zal Batmanglij
Political Think Personal
A good story isn't preachy; a good story is always entertaining. Zal Batmanglij
Good Entertaining Good Story Always Story
That's the key thing I learned from making 'The East': It doesn't matter what happens in your life, good or bad. What matters is that there's a group around you to catch you when you fall and push you back up a little bit. Zal Batmanglij
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The beauty of 'The OA' or 'Stranger Things' is that they are both made by Netflix for Netflix. And so there was a freedom all of a sudden that matched our intention. Zal Batmanglij
Freedom Made Beauty Our Netflix Both Matched Intention Stranger Sudden Things
It took us nine months to write 'The East'; we didn't start writing it on the computer until seven and a half months into it. Zal Batmanglij
Writing Half Took Nine Nine Months Seven Months East Computer Write Until Us Start
I wouldn't necessarily recommend shooting a feature film on a still camera. Zal Batmanglij
Recommend Feature Feature Film Still Camera Shooting Film Necessarily
If you want to make an anarchist film, make it with a corporation. Zal Batmanglij
You Anarchist Corporation Make Want Film
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