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Bennett Miller Quotes

American - Director | December 30, 1966 -

As a filmmaker, one tends to want to evolve evermore towards a place of independence.

Independence Place Want Evolve Tends

What I will say - one thing that is attractive about getting a real film made within the studio system is that studio systems, with their marketing and distribution, have real power.

Power Marketing Say Will Real Film

Film as a medium, like a novel as a medium, possesses a unique ability to communicate. Film is capable of communicating in a way that no other medium can, and I would say the same for the novel.

Unique Say Way Same Ability Capable

If you find yourself considering a project that seems like a layup, then you're diluted, or that movie's probably not the right movie for you to be making.

Yourself You Find Project Right

You can recognize almost immediately if the film you're watching is the product of some kind of a hive mind or the result of a personal vision and genuine collaborations. 'Manchester by the Sea' reminds us of the potential of the latter and, for that reason, is the kind of work that makes me, as a filmmaker, want to continue. It's inspiring.

Work Sea Vision Mind Me Potential

Kenny Lonergan, as a filmmaker, doesn't tell stories so much as he observes them, which is to say, his films don't come pre-digested. You have to bring your own enzymes. It's a more gripping and challenging experience.

Experience You Say More Tell Own

As a filmmaker, you want people to understand and get what you do, and it's a lot to ask for.

People You Want Understand Ask Get

If I had a dozen lives, one of them would involve really getting off the rails in India, heavy into meditation.

Meditation India Heavy Off Dozen

I hardly read fiction; I mostly read nonfiction. I like to examine material things.

Material Things Fiction Nonfiction

My nature is to try and look past apparent truths, to pull back layers and understand the psychological motives behind phenomena.

Nature Past Look Back Understand

I'm attracted to stories of people who don't belong together, who embark on something and find themselves in places they don't belong.

Together People Find Places Belong

My films are inquiries. I've chopped down all the signposts, I really resist taking moral positions.

Down Moral Resist Taking Really

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