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Lawrence Schiller

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Film producer

Lawrence Schiller, born on December 28, 1936, is an accomplished film producer known for his extensive career in various genres, including documentaries, feature films, and short films. Schiller is renowned for his profound understanding of the art of film and his innovative spirit, with his works gaining recognition at numerous international film festivals.

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“The most important thing you learn as a sports photographer is anticipation - not where the action is taking place, but where it’s going to take place. Not where the subject is now, but where they’re going to be.”

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Author:Lawrence Schiller

“A close friend of mine, Annie Leibovitz, who I've known for forty years, photographs celebrities every single day of the week but they all seem to look the same even though she's one of the most creative photographers alive. They all just look the same. Brad Pitt is a great actor but all the pictures of Brad Pitt look the same.”

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“Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good businesswoman.”

Smart Actresses Dumb Very Smart Good Business Astute Bombshells

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“I knew Marilyn over a two-year period. I met her first on a movie called 'Let's Make Love.' I photographed her at that time on and off through the time of her death. I was 22 years old and she was 34 or 35.”

Years Firsts Two Periods Mets Two Years Making Love And Off

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“Am I missing something because of my lack of education? Being an intellectual - I'm not. So I hire him as a corner man, like a boxer; he watches me and tells me what I do wrong before I go in for the next round. Barry thought he was going to write what became Executioner's Song, and I told him he wasn't going to. And Barry's closest friend was Joan Didion.”

Men Writing Song Next Watches Missing Intellectual Rounds Corners Closest Boxers Watch Me Executioners Closest Friends Missing Something Lack Of Education

Author:Lawrence Schiller

“I don't feel lonely. No no no. I feel like I'm jumping in a well that has no bottom, and at some point I know I'll hit bottom. I never put a time limit on it. I'm oblivious to anything except that which I'm doing.”

Knows Feels Wells Limits Lonely Bottom Jumping Feeling Lonely Oblivious Time Limit Jumping In

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“I never considered myself a good photographer. I still don't. I thought of myself as a hard worker. My camera was a sponge and I had an instinct that athletes have - anticipation. Photography really represents an enormous amount of anticipation - understanding what might be there the next moment and being prepared for it.”

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Author:Lawrence Schiller

“I saw the end of the general magazine business at the end of the '70s, and I knew I had to move into another profession when the advertising dollar moved from magazines to television. The magazine business as we knew it was over. We were no longer the educators of the world.”

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Author:Lawrence Schiller

“There are major writers who have written books [based on my research]. If one looks carefully at the copyright page, you'll see my name. Writers of the stature of Mailer and even bigger. All over the world.”

Ifs World Looks Book Names Written Majors Pages Research Bigger Stature Copyright

Author:Lawrence Schiller

“I've had failures, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't beneath me to pick up the phone and introduce myself to Bernard Malamud and say, "I'd like to introduce myself to you and to come meet you. I think I might have something that's worthy of your skills as a writer."”

Thinking Might Skills Picks Phones Worthy Introducing

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Born: December 28, 1936
Known for: Film producer
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