American - Director | November 16, 1954 -
Maybe women sometimes wish that a man would come along and buy them.
Allison Anders
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There's never been a 'girl wonder' mythology.
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I've been amazed watching people who are not ready with their scripts when they're getting a lot of attention.
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When 'Gas Food Lodging' was released, I had already shot 'Mi Vida Loca.'
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The women I cast have to embody all sorts of contradictions... I have to find the right woman to speak to other women.
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Sundance is the only hand that feeds for women directors.
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Box office is one of the strongest tools we have toward preserving our ability to make our movies. We really can make a difference by purchasing a ticket each opening weekend to a movie made by a woman, even if you don't like the movie or the filmmaker and even if you don't see the film.
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There's a persona that musicians carry with them. I like to find what's under the persona.
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Roman Polanski is one of my favorite filmmakers, and John Phillips one of my favorite songwriters. I had the honor to meet each of these men and was almost giddy to be blessed with the chance to tell each artist what his work meant has to me.
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Trauma creates one of four types of people: victims, rescuers, or perps - and if you're really lucky and really strong and very willing and brave, survivors.
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Art should never be held above our decency to each other.
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My work is better, maybe all filmmakers are better, for Polanski's imprint on cinema. He created language for all of us to use, there is no question about that.
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