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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. "

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

" I always hope that people feel less alone when they see a movie that I make. That some part of the story played out on the big screen will resonate for individuals in the audience in a way that gives them comfort. "

" It's easy to make a film, but it's hard to make a career of being a filmmaker. "

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

" I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance. "

" Intimacy is something to be cherished, and intimacy is not something to be afraid of. "

" I remember being a teenager and seeing Seymour Cassel across a crowded room and being incredibly star struck, and not having the courage to say, 'Hello.' "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" I started making movies in the early '90s, a few years after I discovered 'the cinema' during a three month stay in Paris during which I watched 100s of films. "

" I always think of my films within the context of where aesthetics meet economics. That's the nature of making art - not being naive about what is possible and getting what you need to tell the story you want to tell. "

" I've been close to two or three couples, gay and straight, who have been together for 45 years. "

" What's interesting to me is the distinction between my old life and my present life. "

" I think there's a fear of difference in American cinema. "

" Capturing intimacy is pretty much the only thing I'm interested in. That's what excites me and what I find beautiful in movies personally - that almost obscene sense that we shouldn't be this close to these people. I find that very inviting and meaningful as an audience member. "

" As independent filmmakers, we are actually deeply dependent on each other. The Spirit Awards are a public expression of those bonds, the intricate set of relationships and histories that we filmmakers depend on to make our most personal work. "

" I came to N.Y.C. in 1988 and got very involved with Act Up. I also started making movies, including two very gay shorts, 'Vaudeville' and 'Lady.' It was the height of the AIDS epidemic, and New York City was both dying and very alive at the same time. "

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

" A lot of what I think I do as a director is try to give everything over to the actor. So I disappear. "

" Every film is hard to fund. "

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

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

" Most simply but profoundly, I chose to live an honest life, which I think as a gay person is not a given. "

" Movies are romantic fantasies. "

" 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. "

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

" For gay people, we learned about our lives in secrecy and a lot of fear. "