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" All the movies I've made are essentially character-driven movies about people that I'm interested in. "

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" Even if it's a thriller or a comedy, it's always a love story for me, and that's what I concentrate on, because the love stories are my surrogates for the argument: two people in conflict that see life differently. "

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