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" To be honest, when I started watching VR content, I was mostly disappointed and thought people could do better - not that different from when I set out to make 'Swingers' and thought, 'There's a better way to make an independent film.' Which is why 'Swingers' ended up being so much less expensive than anything like it. "

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" I've often found, as I did with 'Bourne,' where I was inspired by the events of Iran-Contra when I designed the CIA for the 'Bourne' franchise, that the reality of how things work is usually more compelling than the superficial, made-up version that Hollywood sometimes does. "

Doug Liman

Sometimes

Hollywood

Reality

" Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold choices I made in casting. "

" When I'm working on a film, I think about how it will play with a tiny audience of friends whose opinions I respect - basically, a 40-bloc radius from my apartment in Manhattan. "

" Amazon may be the only studio that's run by people who come out of making independent movies, real hands-on moviemaking. "

" More of 'The Bourne Identity's script was taken from the events of the Iran Contra, which my father investigated for the Senate, than what was taken from Robert Ludlum's novel. "

" I always wanted to make big action movies as a kid, and that was my dream. In a way, 'Swingers' was the thing I suffered through the most doing because of all that dialog, so I could eventually be allowed to do a big dumb action movie, honestly. "

" In hindsight, everything in my life looks a little rosy. But the reality is that with, say, 'Swingers,' when we finished, it was considered a total failure. "

" I've been really lucky in terms of the people I've gotten to work with. "

" I always liked photography in film - I studied photography growing up. I like the medium of film; I like physically holding 35-mm film. I like the way it looks, the quality when it's projected. I like the way it frames real life. "

" VR is so immersive, and when it works, it draws you into the story in a way that is truly unique and powerful. "

" 'The Wall' is a reaction to 'Edge of Tomorrow,' where I was like, 'I don't need time travel and aliens to take a hero and pin them down in an impossible situation. I can do it in a much simpler way.' And that was 'The Wall.' "

" I thought I was done making CIA movies after 'The Bourne Identity.' I really had used my father's work in Iran-Contra on 'The Bourne Identity.' You get one experience like that in your life where you have personal exposure to something, and you put it in a movie. That's it. "

" I'm interested in the kind of anti-establishment ethos that goes with making an independent movie. I like to bring that to studio films - usually to the consternation of the studios. "

" I'm really anxious not to repeat what I've done before, to keep pushing and learning. "

" I've always been interested in giving the audience a first-person experience in my movies. "

" If you go to a restaurant with Tom Cruise, it's like walking in with Santa Claus. Everybody is in a better mood because he's there. "

" You gotta understand, 'Swingers' was a resume film for me. I never thought anybody would see the movie who I wasn't in the room with showing it to them. "

Doug Liman

Understand

Resume

" When I set out to make 'Bourne Identity,' my main goal for the franchise was to create something where it feels like you're in the action. You're not just passively watching it from far away. That's something that I have constantly aspired to do - even in 'Swingers,' to feel like you're Jon Favreau; you're not just watching him. "

" I went to USC film school, briefly, which is a very traditional film school. "

" People don't talk about how hard it is to make a movie. Nobody does. Ever. "

" It's no secret that my process is a little bit loose and can be a little bit infuriating to a studio if they don't know what they're signing up for. "

Doug Liman

Process

Little

" I probably shouldn't treat interviews as therapy sessions, but I don't keep a diary, so these end up being my way of keeping track of where I'm at and letting it all out. "

" Even more than 'Swingers,' 'Go', for me, defines my career. "

Doug Liman

Than

Career

" It's kind of hard to work with Tom Cruise and not be aware that you're working with one of the biggest movie stars in the world. "

" At the end of the day, the less money you have, the easier it is to make a movie. "

" I always wanted to make a 'James Bond' film, and they only seemed to hire British directors, and I'd made 'Swingers' - they were never going to hire me for a 'James Bond' film off 'Swingers.' "

Doug Liman

Going

Bond

" VR should be more emotionally involving, but that doesn't happen automatically by just taking a VR camera and sticking it onto what would be a traditionally blocked scene for 2D. "

Doug Liman

Just

Happen

" I realize I am contradictory: I have an independent filmmaker's sensibility and a Hollywood director's short-attention span. "

Doug Liman

Director

Hollywood

" The 'Bourne' franchise means the world to me. I love that Universal wants to put one out every two years. Because it is a safe investment, I benefit from that on many levels. "

Doug Liman

Love

World

" When you make a war movie, the other side has to be the enemy. You're making a war movie from the point of view of a soldier fighting it. "