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" 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.' "

Lauren Shuler Donner

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

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

" I'm a huge fan, and I didn't grow up with it, I didn't grow up reading 'X-Men' comics. I became a huge fan; I had somebody in my company who gave me the biographies of all the characters. I read Logan's first and was like, 'What a great, tragic character.' I just loved him. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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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" In the past, I've been a workaholic. I'm trying not to be anymore. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" The first two actors we cast were Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. Because we started so highbrow, we were able to get anyone. Plus, some of these people have children, and their kids love 'X-Men.' They'll do it because of them - that's our little extra ace in the hole. "

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

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

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Business

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

" Don't take rejection personally. "

" 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. "

" Not many people know 'Hellblazer.' "

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

Lauren Shuler Donner

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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