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" When I was in my 20s, I was always sick. I was always feeling exhausted. "
Lauren Shuler Donner
Exhausted
Feeling
Sick
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" 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. "
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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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" I'm obsessed with 'Peaky Blinders.' Those characters are awful, and yet you root for them. You love them! Same with 'Breaking Bad.' "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" Sometimes, I've had the experience with a director where I didn't share the same vision of the movie. "
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" The first movie I produced was a movie that Joel Schumacher wrote and directed called 'Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill.' "
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Grill
" 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. "
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" Dick understands what I go through. He understands the difficulty and the brutality of the business. "
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Go
" 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. "
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Every Day
Day
" 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. "
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People
Love
Children
" The thing about Texas is that it's a little larger than life. "
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Texas
Little
Life
" Producing is figuring out how to make each character have a distinct voice, how to make the story twist and turn - that's the biggest challenge. "
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Voice
Turn
Story
" For me, I think Bob Iger is one of the smartest men in the country. "
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Me
Men
Smartest
" I like having an idea, or hearing an idea, and getting it into a proper script. "
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Hearing
Having
Getting
" We love 'X-Force.' It allows us to be a little grittier. "
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Little
Us
Love
" Don't take rejection personally. "
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Rejection
Personally
Take
" I've really tried to use the power of film to effect change. "
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Change
Tried
Power
" The first writer I developed a script with was John Hughes, and that was 'Mr. Mom.' That was my first feature film. "
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Film
Writer
Script
" The accomplishment that I am most proud of is that 'Free Willy' and 'Dave' got a political message out, which isn't easy to do within the constraints of studio moviemaking. "
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Proud
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" 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. "
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" 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.' "
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" People would ask for my autograph because they had never seen a woman behind the camera before. "
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" I wanted to tell people you can live a full life, even if you're not feeling well. "
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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. "
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" I love to say that what's great about 'Legion' is that if you haven't read a comic book and you haven't seen an 'X-Men' movie, you can come in and understand it - and this can be your comic. "
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You
Book
Great
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" Not many people know 'Hellblazer.' "
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" People would congratulate Dick for my movies. It bothered me for a long, long time. "
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Long