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" The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way. "
Keanu Reeves
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" I loved the material when I first read it, and the experience of making the film was a great one. So when we came around to complete the trilogy, I just signed on board without even reading the scripts because the experience of the first film was so good. "
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" Oftentimes, when we think of 3D, we think of things coming out of the screen, but actually, you've got this zero, this negative space, what they call the negative space, which is the scene, what's being filmed in the positive space of the audience. As you can have things come out, you can have all of this depth. "
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" I've been pleased to work with so many wonderful stars through the years. This has been an amazing journey. I hope it continues. "
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" I believe in love at first sight. You want that connection, and then you want some problems. "
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" Letters are something from you. It's a different kind of intention than writing an e-mail. "
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