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“I've always been very, very supportive of fan cultures. I'm a fan of all kinds of things.”

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David Slade, born on September 26, 1969, is a talented film director known for his unique visual style and the ability to blend reality with fantasy. His works have won the hearts of audiences worldwide. more

“I don't do commentaries on films because A) I'm not very good at it and B) it's an odd thing that I discovered, on my first film, that you go through this really intense experience of making a film and then you sit in a little room with a monitor and you reduce the thing to a bunch of silly anecdotes. It's really unfulfilling and I've never really enjoyed listening to them anyway, so I just don't do them.”

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“Film becomes a living organism. After awhile, it begins to tell you what it needs and you're usually best listening.”

Needs Film Listening Organisms Living Organisms

Author:David Slade

“As a director, you have to go in with a really, really, really clear picture of what you want. That's the point of my commentaries. It's so difficult because you're the harshest critic.”

Want Difficult Clear Directors Critics What You Want Commentary

Author:David Slade

“As the director, you're meant to be critical and you are, so there are loads of things. But the thing is, the way I look at it is, to try to get some measure of success, it's dangerous to look at financial or critical success, or positive response as a measure.”

Way Trying Looks Dangerous Directors Response Financial Critical Meant To Be Load Measure Of Success Positive Response

Author:David Slade

“The problem with trying to make a film good and have it work for an audience is the problem of trying to tell a story well. The shape or the color of it doesn't matter.”

Trying Wells Matter Stories Problem Film Audience Color Shapes

Author:James Frain

“There's this point between conscious and subconscious when you realize you were asleep and resting, and you were having all kinds of anxiety dreams about the film and all the things that can go wrong. You get in this hypnagogic state, where you're waking up and realizing, "Oh, it was just a dream."”

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“It's good to know where you've come from.”

Knows

Author:David Slade

“In movies, you can basically buy the audience into the theater. If you spend enough money on visual effects, even if you are lacking in story and character, you might still pull it off.”

Ifs Stills Enough Character Stories Might Audience Effects Theater Visuals Lacking Visual Effects

Author:Doug Liman

“TV has no choice, but to rely on character, and everybody knows that. I love working in it. It's such a big canvas where, if you're successful, you go on for years.”

Ifs Knows Years Character Bigs Choices Successful Tvs Goes On Rely Canvas

Author:Doug Liman

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