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" My parents had bought a video camera for us to film Christmases and other family events. I took it down to the beach, set up a tripod, and I would grab two other friends, and we'd take turns filming and surfing. Then, at the end of the day, I'd go home and I'd make a video for everybody to watch. "

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" I feel like surf films are something I go back to for some balance - to reset myself as a filmmaker. They're something I'll always gravitate towards. "

Taylor Steele

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" The nice thing about working in surf films so long is becoming part of the surf tribe. Anywhere I go where there are surfers, I get welcomed pretty easily. "

" Our project goal was to push the boundaries of VR technology to show what a surf trip feels like from the first-person perspective. I'm excited to share this. It's pretty incredible knowing my mom can now experience riding a 20-foot wave. "

" I started doing non-surf stuff like commercials, short films, and music videos and just started expanding my filmmaking that way. I started doing that more for a career: you know, it was paying the bills, and it was challenging. I was stimulated by it. "

" I get really excited when I see filmmakers make something that is subtle and feels real. It is really tough to do right. "

" A lot of new stuff just isn't having the same impact as it used to when people would wait for a specific DVD or video to come out and then watch it over and over and over. Now, it's a two-minute clip online and forgotten the next day. "

" I made surf movies for 20 years, exclusively. And it's incredible, and I feel blessed to be able to do that and have that long of a run. "

" My parents are really supportive of my interests and try to help make them happen with the tools I need. More importantly, they instilled in me that anything is possible if you work hard to make it happen. "

" During the '90s or the first half of the zeros, whatever you want to call them, I was just doing a lot of videos, and that was my only thing. I was super-focused on that. "

" The more I learn and grow, the more I feel fulfilled, and even if I'm shooting a commercial for a car or a computer, I try to deliver a filmmaker's point of view where I can learn from the experience. Then I really enjoy it. "

" When I started to do work outside of surfing, commercials where I needed to lead, I came out of my shell more, and I realised I wanted to create an environment that's fun because, a lot of time on shoots, people are so stressed and running behind the clock in an intense way. "

" You've got the movie, distribution, and marketing. All are equally important, so educate yourself on how to do the best you can at each of them. "

" Things always evolve and change on location, especially due to the nature of travel and the waves. A lot of unexpected things happen. Often we get lucky, but we also find ourselves scrambling a lot, especially when we are looking for waves in the remote spots of those locations. "

" I'm not the best filmmaker, but on the sets, it seems like everybody is having fun. "

" Making surf films for a living isn't my business anymore, so it's really more of a way to get creative and have a lot of fun with it. "

" The more movies you make, the better you will get. "

Taylor Steele

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" Going back to the films I made in the nineties, they might not have been the most thought-provoking movies, but there was always this conscious thing of knowing that it was fourteen-year-old surfers who were really into it, and so I've wanted to be responsible with that. "

" Do things you love; then success, possibly, will follow. "

" Me and my family, we sort of had this plan to... once we had kids, we had a plan that about every six years we'd move to a new country. So, when we had kids, we moved to Bali for six years, then we went to Australia for six years. "

" The beauty of my job is I do all different kinds of film directing, not just surf films anymore. And I do stuff from commercials to short films to working on feature films, and none of it is based from where I live. It's all based elsewhere, so I can live anywhere and commute to where I need to go. "

" I started filmmaking when I started surfing, so the two things have been with me since I was 12 years old, so it's sort of been in my bones to make surf movies. I guess every now and then I just crave to do it again. "

" I was hoping that I could one day get a job at Quik or Billabong working on their videos. So I made 'Momentum' on a shoestring budget for fun and sort of a resume to work for others. "

" 'Proximity' features four legends and four rising stars who each bring their own athleticism, thoughts, and experiences in this behind-the-scenes look at modern surfing. "

" Running with the bulls was the scariest and craziest thing I have ever done. "

" I would love to document all the interesting characters out on the East End. There are some really inspiring people - you can feel the creative energy out there. "

" Surf films should be completely different from a webisode. They should give the viewer different feelings and emotions. "

" For me, storytelling is the most interesting part of movie making. "

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" I feel like there is plenty of room for fresh ideas, always. "

" I loved the fact that Mitch Coleborn wasn't on my radar for 'Stranger than Fiction' until he sent 10 waves of himself to us. Then he went from unknown to having a great section in the movie. "

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" Cultural differences can be delicate situations we have to work within the respectful boundaries of. "