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Joseph McGinty Nichol

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Film director

Joseph McGinty Nichol, born on August 9, 1968, is a talented film director known for his unique perspective and profound themes in his works. His films have won the hearts of audiences with their distinctive style and depth.

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“I love different kinds of movies, and I love different kinds of people. That's the spice of life.”

People Kind Different Different Kinds Spices Spice Of Life

Author:Joseph McGinty Nichol

“Some films go so well, and some films are disappointing. It's the beauty of the craft. You get it right, and you get it wrong. You have tremendous highs, and you have tremendous lows. Hopefully, you learn from them and become better, as you go along.”

Wells Film Lows Crafts Hopefully Disappointing

Author:Joseph McGinty Nichol

“I enjoy that the most powerful person in Hollywood is indeed a Black woman in Oprah Winfrey. I'm hoping to just transcend beyond that.”

Persons Enjoy Black Powerful Hollywood Most Powerful Black Women Powerful Person

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“The days of holding the audience captive to watching television at times that programmers tell them they have to watch it are coming to an end. It's a new world, where the viewer and fan wants to watch whatever they want to watch, whenever they want to watch it.”

World Want Ends Watches Audience Fans Television New World Viewers Programmers Captives Watching Television Coming To An End

Author:Joseph McGinty Nichol

“Kids don't even know what it means that you have to watch a show on Thursday night at 9 o'clock, on any given network. You just put it on your DVR, or queue it up on your computer, and it's an on-demand and instant access world.”

Knows World Mean Shows Kids Night Given Watches Demand Computer Access Clock Instant Thursday Queues Thursday Night

Author:Joseph McGinty Nichol

“A lot of the content that goes directly to the internet, or is web-created content, is very hand-held video where you can watch this woman fall off the coffee table, or see a funny little gag, or is interview-style stuff, which is great. I love that. I consume it like crazy. But, this is designed to be reminiscent of what you would see during primetime, and reminiscent of what you would see in a movie theater, on any given weekend, and in that regard, it's brand new.”

Littles Hands Fall Given Stuff Watches Crazy Style Internet Theater Regard Tables Coffee Video Brands Interviews Weekend Brand New Movie Theater Gags

Author:Joseph McGinty Nichol

“It's really fun to create something that touches the world.”

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“I don't really think about film or television or going directly to the internet. I just think about doing something that people are going to get excited about.”

People Thinking Film Television Internet Excited

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“Sometimes you do things for personal reasons. I made a very personal movie in We Are Marshall. I was afraid of flying, for a long time, and that's a movie about a plane crash.”

Long Made Sometimes Reason Long Time Flying Planes Crash Plane Crashes

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“Sometimes you do things that are fundamentally built to touch the world, and you feel good when you're successful doing it, and you're disappeared when the world fails to respond, which also happens.”

World Feels Sometimes Happens Successful Failing Built Feel Good

Author:Joseph McGinty Nichol

“When you're a producer or director, there's so much sweat that goes into any given project.”

Given Directors Projects Producers Sweat

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“When you're an actor, you show up and it's wonderful because you're in the world of make-believe.”

World Believe Shows Actors Wonderful Make Believe

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“Actors can make five movies a year. A director can make one movie, every two years. It's a whole different level of commitment and of sweat equity, and therefore there's a direct correlation to passion.”

Years Two Different Whole Passion Actors Levels Five Directors Commitment Direct Two Years Sweat Equity Different Levels Correlation

Author:Joseph McGinty Nichol

“Actors can become very involved in a role, but for a director or producer, that's your life for many years.”

Years Actors Roles Involved Directors Producers

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“It's always fun watching new actors and new voices come out.”

Actors Fun Voice

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“I think I wanted to be a storyteller because I had a very active dream life. My life was boring, and I dreamed about a life bigger than my own. I've always just been that person, from my earliest memories at age 2.”

Thinking Persons Dream Age Wanted Memories My Own Bigger Boring Active Storyteller

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“I just think it's ridiculous to be dogmatic and be caught in the past. You have to be open, aware, nimble and flexible about changes in the world.”

Thinking World Past Caught Ridiculous Flexible Dogmatic Nimble

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“If you look at Hollywood today, compared to five years ago, 10 years ago, 20 years ago or 30 years ago, the change from moment to moment has always been extraordinary. It never stops moving.”

Ifs Years Looks Moments Today Moving Five Years Ago Hollywood Extraordinary Five Years

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“I'm old enough to remember the advent of CD. You thought, "What's this piece of space age technology that's in front of me?" Now I ask, "When's the last time you bought a CD?" You see things come and you see things go, and you have to be on your toes and be nimble and stay with it, or you die. It's exciting. I love technology.”

Enough Age Lasts Remember Dies Asks Space Technology Pieces Fronts Exciting Last Time Toes Cds Advent Nimble

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“I like youth, and I like stories about feeling things intensely and about transitional moments in human life. I reflect on my life and that's just a moment when I felt things probably the most intensely.”

Humans Moments Stories Feelings Felt Youth Like You Human Life I Like You

Author:Joseph McGinty Nichol

“When you're a kid going on being an adult, everything radiates so deeply and resonates so passionately, and I like the opportunity to tell those stories.”

Stories Kids Opportunity Adults

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“As a filmmaker, I've had films that over-achieved and I've had films that under-achieved. You always go in trying to do your very best.”

Trying Film Filmmaker

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“I just think we live in a world where people are so excited about the hot new thing, but you can't necessarily tell a story in one movie. With this platform, we can really dive deep and go for it.”

People Thinking World Stories Hot Excited Platforms New Things

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“For me, casting is critical. It's nice that social media and the passionate fans really corroborated choices and embraced kids to be characters.”

Character Kids Choices Social Nice Fans Media Passionate Social Media Critical Casting

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“You set up the look, the visual effects and the sets, and that's awesome, but I enjoy the casting most of all. That's where you really get to define the show.”

Looks Shows Enjoy Effects Visuals Casting Visual Effects

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“TV show is always challenging. It's challenging when you have all of the time and money in the world, and it's more challenging when you have less money.”

World Shows Challenges Tvs Tv Shows Time And Money

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“It's a world creation show [Shadowhunters], so we've gotta work hard in the physical production capacity with the visual effects, the sets and everything. It's not just the real world with two people chatting in a diner. That's tough on a television budget.”

People World Two Real Hard Shows Effects Creation Television Hard Work Tough Capacity Productions Budgets Visuals Real World Shadowhunters Diners Chatting Visual Effects

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“What's better these days, television or film? It's a dead heat. In fact, one could argue for television with more regularity.”

Facts Film Television Arguing These Days Heat Regularity

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“Sometimes when you have an abundance of time and money, it's less conducive to the creative process. I like the urgency of the television schedule and the television price point. It's fluid. You figure it out on the day, and I love the challenge of problem-solving.”

Sometimes Problem Process Challenges Creative Figures Television Abundance Creative Process Problem Solving Schedules Fluid Urgency Time And Money

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“I love stories of female empowerment. I love stories of, "Hey, I'm an ordinary person." "No, you're not!" I love stories about not knowing you have it in you, but when called to task, you rise and you find out who you are.”

Persons Stories Knowing Ordinary Female Empowerment Tasks Who You Are Love Story Hey Not Knowing Female Empowerment Ordinary Person

Author:Joseph McGinty Nichol

“I do my best when I'm surrounded by women. I enjoyed that on the Charlie's Angels experience.”

Angel Enjoyed Charlie Charlie's Angels

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“If you look at what Ben Affleck has gone on to do, as an actor and as a director, it's extraordinary. But if you look back at his career, I don't think it's surprising. From Good Will Hunting on down, the guy is a monster talent, and I think talent wins out, in the end. There's always the ebb and flow of any career, but I think talent wins out, in the end.”

Ifs Thinking Looks Ends Guy Actors Winning Careers Gone Talent Directors Flow Extraordinary Monsters Hunting Surprising Good Will Ebb And Flow Will Hunting

Author:Joseph McGinty Nichol

“I felt a particular attachment, naturally, to the Superman character and really dug deep, but at the same time, I am a passionate fan, be it Star Wars, be it the entire Marvel catalog, be it the DC catalog, or the original thinking at Pixar. I'm a fan first, so I'm always curious to see the way people express themselves and how it's being done.”

People Thinking Way Firsts War Done Character Stars Felt Fans Particular Originals Passionate Curious Attachment Being Done Pixar

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“It's just a wonderful experience and it's fun when you make a film and people go to it to emote and in my picture you hear the audible sobbing and then you hear the audible laughter and then you see people leaving the theater with a little bit of spring in their step. It's just great to be part of one that lasts a long time.”

People Long Film Fun Wonderful Spring Laughter Leaving

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Born: August 9, 1968
Known for: Film director
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