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The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything that makes them worthwhile in order to get them made - and that's a tricky balance.
Alex Winter
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Alex Winter
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 17
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London
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Alexander Ross Winter
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I think movies are good for getting into dream states or exploring weird alternate states of thinking.
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I really love sort of classical cinema where people were telling stories with very little dialogue, and people were using the camera in a really interesting way.
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The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris, like Alien had a lot of things that are similar, although it's also got the horror element.
Alex Winter
You know, that's the reality, but I always shoot movies for the screen, because that's just the experience that I want to get out of it.
Alex Winter
I have been interested in global web-based communities and emerging technologies since the mid 80's. There is a revolution occurring in global culture at the moment, that will change everything. And it's only just beginning.
Alex Winter
I get very driven by certain themes and ideas.
Alex Winter
After living in LA for 8 years, I sort of wanted a change, but there's not much production in New York, which is where I primarily live, so I just sort of drifted over to London.
Alex Winter
I actually did use to sell shoes.
Alex Winter
I just like movies that somehow expose the world in a way that's different than you imagine it.
Alex Winter
My favorite favorites are people like Bunuel, Fellini and Charlie Chaplin.
Alex Winter
Certain remakes are great. Carpenter's The Thing is better than the original.
Alex Winter
They're innocent movies, and they're fun movies and there were no pretensions about 'em.
Alex Winter
Coppola has problems getting financing, so why should I not have problems getting financing.
Alex Winter
I direct a lot of TV commercials and music videos.
Alex Winter
It's hard for a hit to be bad for your career.
Alex Winter
Like I said about Freaked, people tend to find these films, and I think that in the end the cool thing about a movie is that it can be sort of burnt temporarily, but then it's burnt into the fabric of your culture.
Alex Winter
That's kind of the weird thing that M. Night Shyamalan has sort of unleashed upon the world is this need for every movie to have these ridiculous endings.
Alex Winter
But it is funny, because I saw Unbreakable recently and it's a strange movie, I didn't mind it, and it's got some interesting things going on.
Alex Winter
I'm not trying to be some kind of underground renegade.
Alex Winter
The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.
Alex Winter
