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" I've spent most of my life trying to make actors comfortable, which I think is 90 percent of getting a good performance. "

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" From almost the first time I stepped on a stage, I knew that was what I wanted to do. "

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" I mean, movies are like your kids or your fingers and toes or something, it's pretty hard to pick favorites. "

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" Every single art form is involved in film, in a way. "

" It's impossible for me to go into a room or look at a location without a part of my brain photographing it - picking the best angle or looking at the way the light hits. "

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" I've produced my own films for twenty years now - it means I have to talk to less people. "

" Audiences want to feel something intense, quickly, without wasting a lot of time. "

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