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" No one faith is necessarily superior to another. All explanations are valid and in some respects when it comes to the big mysteries of life. "
Brad Anderson
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" It's such a great city, visually. You can't get that kind of look in Canada that you can get in Boston: the old-brick historical buildings, the winding streets, the old but funky neighborhoods like Southie and Somerville. You can't get that elsewhere. It's a very unique place in that way. "
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" I don't see myself doing any comedies. I like comedies as much as anyone else; I just don't really have a desire to do them. "
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" I just like stories in which characters are struggling with something, whether it's an external force like in 'Vanishing,' or in 'Session 9,' where it's more of a monster within the mind. "
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" In terms of my career, it began in earnest when I was living in Boston. I started doing my own films, working initially as an editor and editing assistant - briefly - at WGBH, as an editor on other people's movies, trying to get some experience under my belt, but eventually just doing my own short films, doing them my way. "
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" I'm extremely excited about working with Troika on 'The Hive.' This script has two elements I always look for in a thriller - strong, believable female characters and a smart, very dark and very creepy story that will definitely resonate with large audiences. "
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" I've never been in the studio world; TV is as close as I get to the more corporate approach to making entertainment. "
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" Things have a tendency in the film business to fall apart more often than they come together. "
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" Persistence is half the battle. That's what I love about independent movies. They don't have to be made. There's no studio with an agenda to set up a franchise like 'Batman' or to make a vehicle for a celebrity actor. My films are made because I love the process. "
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" As a species, we've always been interested in what happens when we're no longer around, all the way back to 'Revelations' in 'The New Testament.' "
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