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" People see images now more than they see movies. "

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" Do you know why I don't like doing press? I have trouble condensing things. I'd rather have a conversation. "

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" I'm trying to work in studio movies, but they won't hire me. "

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" I love bayou life. "

" Getting into Sundance is such a big platform for a director. "

" I have a brass bed that's very 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks.' I got it on eBay. It's from the early 1900s. "

" My grandmother is this amazingly theatrical woman. She acted like a movie star, as far as looks and attitude, kind of like Susan Hayward. "

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" I find myself listening to Talk Talk on repeat while I'm doing gardening in upstate New York. Their music is so languid, and I just love his voice. "

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" I get to enter into the world the director has created: to live these different lives on top of my own life. "