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Clint Eastwood Actor, Director, Producer
Film

"When you think of a particular director, you think you would have liked to be with them on one particular film and not necessarily on some other one."

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Beth Grant Actress
Film

"One friend said, "Donnie Darko movie was weird!" And I thought, "Hmm. I don't think we're as good of friends as I thought." It's not like I disliked him for it; it just meant we weren't on the same page I thought we were. Because I can't imagine watching that film and not being moved to tears."

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Bill Murray Actor, Comedian
Film

"You don't have to have all this film stock, you can work faster, and you don't need a giant crew. It's great."

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Bonnie Jo Campbell Author, Musician
Film

"If you have someone falling out of the boat, you'd have to drag the boat up the river and film the same scene ten times, every time, dragging the boat exactly where it was up the river."

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Film

"That film Memento creeped me out. I was looking over my back through the whole thing. I get more creeped out than scared, and spill popcorn all over the place."

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Bruce Willis Actor, Producer
Film

"I got to work with Dustin Hoffman on a film called 'Billy Bathgate.' I got to work with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn and Bob Zemeckis on 'Death Becomes Her.' There are still a few actors out there that I would like to work with."

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Alan Parker Film Director
Film

"Making a film is so hard that if you don't have your main actors going along with the ride with the rest of the crew it can make your life very difficult."

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Alec Baldwin Actor
Film

"In the film business, when you're young, you just want to work. But when you're older, it has more to do with who's involved with the project - who you're going to get in the boat with."

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Allen Ginsberg Poet, Activist
Film

"To get on screen with the Talking Asshole, quite a feat. And it's certainly going to be a cult film that people will be seeing."

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Alton Brown Chef, Television Personality
Film

"I am a filmmaker. That is all I've ever been. You know, Martin Scorsese makes films about the mob. And I make movies about food."

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