American - Director | January 22, 1962 -
Music video played a huge role in developing my sensibility as a director.
Tamra Davis
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My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child.
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I had all these tapes in my closet that I had shot years ago with my friend Jean-Michel Basquiat. I was working on a film about him when he died, and then I just put everything away. It was too sad.
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I learned early in my career to not let myself get in the way of humor but, instead, find what is great in a talented person.
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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Many of the stranger but most frequently quoted scenes in 'Billy Madison' were unplanned.
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It was hard for me to hear anyone saying they didn't like 'Billy Madison.'
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I love mentoring young filmmakers and girl filmmakers.
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