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“An archetypal gangster is always at a remove. We can't get into his mindset.”

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Jacques Audiard is a French film director known for his profound character portrayals and unique narrative style. His films often focus on the lives of marginalized individuals, showcasing their struggles and inner turmoil. more

“It has a lot to do with just sort of trust in the relationship that builds between the filmmaker and the subject. There are some people who will never be relaxed in front of a camera, and in some ways that's my failing as a filmmaker to not put them at ease. It's also a function of time, and if you have that type of time.”

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Author:Liz Garbus

“I don't think you make documentary films to get your country house. If you're trying to gamble on that, you've very foolish.”

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Author:Liz Garbus

“There is so much investment in it of people's labor time that it will never make money. But there are other documentaries that you might make that are sort of on assignment for television that turn around in three to six months. Then the margin can be much be better for you because you're not spending three-and-a-half years on it. So I think if you're doing documentary films, that's sort of the way to look at it.”

“The biggest challenge for me in every film is believing that what I have to say is important enough to have lots of people collaborate to make a whole movie. I work on this belief every day.”

People Believe Important Enough Whole Film Belief Challenges

Author:Josephine Decker

“I'm constantly telling young people that their voices and stories are important. Making a movie is such a large-scale, intense operation that imagining that you "deserve" to be making it is - well, complex.”

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Author:Josephine Decker

“The films I find boring are the ones that have no space for the audience's misconceptions.”

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Author:Josephine Decker

“Truthfully, my films don't get funded, they get adopted - and are made thanks to the generosity of others.”

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Author:Josephine Decker

“Filmmaking is not a balancing act, although some directors think it is. I don't believe in it. I like ups and downs. They're the best way to translate my feelings to the screen.”

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Author:Takashi Miike

“In Japan, violence isn't as controversial as it is in the West. Pornography is more restricted, but it's not hard to make a crazy, extremely violent film.”

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Author:Takashi Miike

“I don't mind ratings boards. As a viewer, you have the right not to see a film.”

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Author:Takashi Miike

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