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" The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself. "

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" Everybody's life has these moments, where one thing leads to another. Some are big and obvious and some are small and seemingly insignificant. "

" When you're starting out, you know, you have to do something on a very limited budget. You're not going to be able to have great actors, and you're most likely not going to have a great script. "

" I have a freedom that's incredibly valuable. Obviously my freedom is far smaller in scale than people like Zemeckis and Spielberg have here. But it's comparable. I can dream up a project, develop it, make it, control it, release it. "

" There are a couple of locations in 'The Hobbit' that are shared with 'Lord of the Rings.' "

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" If I'm lucky enough to be involved in the Academy Awards in the future, I'll just let people make up their decision without being involved in any politics. Because it shouldn't involve that. "

" I don't like directing that much to want a career as a director for hire. I like to have as much creative control as possible. "

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