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" I was attracted to the comics because of the characters and, particularly, Wolverine because he is so complex. He is so damaged and tragic in many ways - he doesn't have his memory. His body was invaded. He has unrequited love for Jean Grey. "

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" You have to have somebody to root for. I truly believe that's how you ground a movie. You ground them in the characters. "

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" For me, I think Bob Iger is one of the smartest men in the country. "

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" Producing is figuring out how to make each character have a distinct voice, how to make the story twist and turn - that's the biggest challenge. "

" People would congratulate Dick for my movies. It bothered me for a long, long time. "

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" I think people really don't understand what a producer does versus what a director does. I mean, the producer is often the person that is on the movie the longest - it's their material that they are then bringing the director onto to bring it to the screen. Are we overlooked? Absolutely. "

" I've been looking for an opportunity to break into the Chinese market due to its devoted and passionate audience and have found the perfect partner in Cristal Pictures. "

" It was a fear we had when we started 'Legion,' that there were too many comic-book series out there, and how do you stand out. Our mandate always is to make something different in feel and tone. You try to avoid someone thinking, 'Gee, I've seen this before.' "

" Dick understands what I go through. He understands the difficulty and the brutality of the business. "

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" I personally have close ties to Marvel because of Kevin Feige, because Kevin worked for me. "

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" I'm obsessed with 'Peaky Blinders.' Those characters are awful, and yet you root for them. You love them! Same with 'Breaking Bad.' "

" I didn't tell anyone I had lupus for many, many years, and I didn't tell anyone I had cancer. I was afraid no one would hire me, and I also felt it was deeply personal. It was nobody's business. Now, of course, my feelings have changed. "

" When I first set out to make movies, that's what I thought I was going to do - make movies that mean something. And each movie had its own message, some stronger than others. Even 'X-Men' has its own message of tolerance. "

" I grew up outside Cleveland, Ohio, and I went to college at Boston University. I majored in film. Then I came out to Los Angeles. "

Lauren Shuler Donner

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" The thrill of doing television versus features is, in television, you get to focus more on the characters. "

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" I stayed in the East for about a year after I graduated. Then, I came out to Los Angeles and started knocking on doors and working my way up. This was the '70s. I had been told how tough it was for a woman trying to make it in Hollywood, but I sort of had blinders on. I just did things anyway. "

" I wanted to tell people you can live a full life, even if you're not feeling well. "

" Almost everyone I know is battling something, whether it's allergies or depression. Whatever it is, it makes you feel less than who you are. I believe part of life's challenge is to work through that. "

" The first movie I produced was a movie that Joel Schumacher wrote and directed called 'Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill.' "

" The thing about Texas is that it's a little larger than life. "

" I would say that the first 'X-Men' was the hardest. It took us a long time to get it going. "

" The accomplishment that I am most proud of is that 'Free Willy' and 'Dave' got a political message out, which isn't easy to do within the constraints of studio moviemaking. "

" I feel fortunate every day I'm in this business. No matter how hard it is, no matter how ruthless some people are, I was born to do this; I was born for movies. "

" The cinematic universe will not worry about 'Legion.' They will not worry about these TV worlds at all. "

" I really liked 'Walk The Line,' and I really liked 'Girl Interrupted,' and I really liked '3:10 To Yuma.' "

" I've really tried to use the power of film to effect change. "

" I like having an idea, or hearing an idea, and getting it into a proper script. "

" I love to say that what's great about 'Legion' is that if you haven't read a comic book and you haven't seen an 'X-Men' movie, you can come in and understand it - and this can be your comic. "

" Don't take rejection personally. "

" People would ask for my autograph because they had never seen a woman behind the camera before. "

" The first writer I developed a script with was John Hughes, and that was 'Mr. Mom.' That was my first feature film. "