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" The worst thing you can do after a test screening is slash it for the lowest common denominator. "
Edgar Wright
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" I'd rather try and cram in another two gags than leave a pause to say, 'Hey, wasn't that bit funny?' "
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" There are lots of films I wish stopped at installment number one. I like 'Back to the Future Part II' and 'Part III' enough, but I still like the ending of the first one better. "
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" 'Scott Pilgrim' is something that was a little bit more difficult to put in one box. But, to me, that's not necessarily a bad thing about the movie. "
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" I just remember watching 'Brass Eye' and being so utterly blown away by the scope of it and how much it managed to cram into an episode. "
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" When I was at school, I used to end every school day with fountain pen ink all over my hands and face and down my shirt. "
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" I have this theory about science fiction movies in that, when the space race sort of died, a lot of people sort of lost hope. "
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" I think it's good to have pressure on yourself. The worst crime is to get kind of really complacent. "
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" I'm a big believer in keeping the stage directions really tight. "
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" For 120 minutes, 'Birdman' floats from comedy to surrealism to high drama to quiet brilliance. I felt so inspired by watching this movie. It reaches for the sky and never comes back down to earth. "
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" Growing up, there were TV shows that were very funny but very traditional. Classic things like 'Fawlty Towers,' obviously, and 'Blackadder' were pretty traditionally shot. And then there were the ones that start to break the mold or be really ambitious. The ones that spring particularly to mind would be 'The Young Ones.' "
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" In a lot of action films, a lot of guys are driving muscle cars or vintage cars, whereas in reality, a lot of getaway drivers would actually choose, like, commuter cars and find a way to blend into freeway traffic as quickly as possible. "
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" If you go back to your home town or you're reunited with school friends, its always slightly bittersweet because as much as there's nice things in terms of seeing them again, the town has changed without you, and you're no longer a part of it. "
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" There have been recorded cases of people learning how to fly a plane after playing a flight simulator, but there's never been a case of someone learning to fight by playing 'Tekken.' "
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" I tire of franchises, remakes, and endless sequels. "
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