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" The thematic core of 'X-Men' is tolerance. It's that for those of us who are different in any way - in a big way, whether it's you're a minority, you're a woman, you're a Muslim, you are suppressed or marginalized - it can go the whole spectrum - but even if you are shy or you feel like an outsider - and X-Men are outsiders. "

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" The first two actors we cast were Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. Because we started so highbrow, we were able to get anyone. Plus, some of these people have children, and their kids love 'X-Men.' They'll do it because of them - that's our little extra ace in the hole. "

Lauren Shuler Donner

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" The cinematic universe will not worry about 'Legion.' They will not worry about these TV worlds at all. "

" Almost everyone I know is battling something, whether it's allergies or depression. Whatever it is, it makes you feel less than who you are. I believe part of life's challenge is to work through that. "

" People would congratulate Dick for my movies. It bothered me for a long, long time. "

Lauren Shuler Donner

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" I'm dying to do a 'Gambit' movie with Channing Tatum. "

Lauren Shuler Donner

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" My mandate to myself since I've been involved in these movies was 'make every single movie different, so there's never 'X-Men' fatigue.' "

" I'm a huge fan, and I didn't grow up with it, I didn't grow up reading 'X-Men' comics. I became a huge fan; I had somebody in my company who gave me the biographies of all the characters. I read Logan's first and was like, 'What a great, tragic character.' I just loved him. "

" It was a fear we had when we started 'Legion,' that there were too many comic-book series out there, and how do you stand out. Our mandate always is to make something different in feel and tone. You try to avoid someone thinking, 'Gee, I've seen this before.' "

" I grew up outside Cleveland, Ohio, and I went to college at Boston University. I majored in film. Then I came out to Los Angeles. "

Lauren Shuler Donner

College

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" I would say that the first 'X-Men' was the hardest. It took us a long time to get it going. "

" I stayed in the East for about a year after I graduated. Then, I came out to Los Angeles and started knocking on doors and working my way up. This was the '70s. I had been told how tough it was for a woman trying to make it in Hollywood, but I sort of had blinders on. I just did things anyway. "

" I didn't tell anyone I had lupus for many, many years, and I didn't tell anyone I had cancer. I was afraid no one would hire me, and I also felt it was deeply personal. It was nobody's business. Now, of course, my feelings have changed. "

" I like having an idea, or hearing an idea, and getting it into a proper script. "

" We love 'X-Force.' It allows us to be a little grittier. "

Lauren Shuler Donner

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" I think people really don't understand what a producer does versus what a director does. I mean, the producer is often the person that is on the movie the longest - it's their material that they are then bringing the director onto to bring it to the screen. Are we overlooked? Absolutely. "

" I was attracted to the comics because of the characters and, particularly, Wolverine because he is so complex. He is so damaged and tragic in many ways - he doesn't have his memory. His body was invaded. He has unrequited love for Jean Grey. "

Lauren Shuler Donner

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" Don't take rejection personally. "

" The first movie I produced was a movie that Joel Schumacher wrote and directed called 'Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill.' "

" I've been looking for an opportunity to break into the Chinese market due to its devoted and passionate audience and have found the perfect partner in Cristal Pictures. "

" Not many people know 'Hellblazer.' "

" For me, I think Bob Iger is one of the smartest men in the country. "

Lauren Shuler Donner

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" I'm obsessed with 'Peaky Blinders.' Those characters are awful, and yet you root for them. You love them! Same with 'Breaking Bad.' "

" In the past, I've been a workaholic. I'm trying not to be anymore. "

" I feel fortunate every day I'm in this business. No matter how hard it is, no matter how ruthless some people are, I was born to do this; I was born for movies. "

" I wanted to tell people you can live a full life, even if you're not feeling well. "

" The thing about Texas is that it's a little larger than life. "

" You have to have somebody to root for. I truly believe that's how you ground a movie. You ground them in the characters. "

" Sometimes, I've had the experience with a director where I didn't share the same vision of the movie. "

" The first writer I developed a script with was John Hughes, and that was 'Mr. Mom.' That was my first feature film. "

" The thrill of doing television versus features is, in television, you get to focus more on the characters. "

Lauren Shuler Donner

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