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" All history is defined by shifting modes of reality and time and how things change. That's what I love about cinema. It changes in the moment. "

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" As a filmmaker, you realize that places have character based on their history as much as a face does or an actor does. "

" By 1988, I was living in New York myself. "

" New York grabbed me too hard, as did adulthood. "

" All of my films have been autobiographical - it's all I've got to go on. "

" Everyone wants to belong, and everyone needs to belong in order to make a career on some level. "

" Every film is hard to fund. "

" I've been hiding crucial events in my life since I was 13. "

" Fighting bitterness can be a full-time job. "

" Suspense films are often based on communication problems, and that affects all of the plot points. It almost gives it kind of a fable feeling. "

" Seeing the road show of 'A Chorus Line' in 1977 at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Memphis was a life-changing event for me: there were gay people, on the stage, and they all lived in New York. "

" What I loved about 'Goodfellas' is that it's a film about bad behavior - but told with great energy and without judgment - but it doesn't actually shy away from the consequences of that behavior in the characters' lives, which I think is similar in 'Keep the Lights On.' "

" You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic. "

" I could not - and I still cannot - see a sustainable career as a filmmaker in which I focus fully on our gay stories. "

" I've made four films about the destructive nature of relationships, of secrets and lies, and I think I'm no longer interested in that subject - which is a wonderful relief. "

" I like a film that makes the audience feel like they are in the middle of life as it is moving, and in a way, they are catching up. They are thrown into things. "

" I have been very influenced by the director Maurice Pialat, who I continue to be in conversation and conflict with and get inspiration from. "

" As a gay person, my life has been marginalized. "

" Music Box has proven itself in a few short years to be a cutting edge distributor with a sophisticated understanding of both the market and cinema. "

" I don't rehearse with my actors... the first rehearsal is the first time we turn the camera on... Sydney Pollack never rehearsed his actors, and I found out that's allowed... so you film reactions; you don't create them. "

" Without community events like NewFest, I don't think we'd have a queer cinema in America. "

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" Being an artist is in part an act of rupture. "