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I think movies are good for getting into dream states or exploring weird alternate states of thinking.
Alex Winter
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Alex Winter
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 17
Actor
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London
England
Alexander Ross Winter
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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.
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I actually did use to sell shoes.
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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.
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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.
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One man's accuracy is another man's bullshit.
Alex Winter
My favorite favorites are people like Bunuel, Fellini and Charlie Chaplin.
Alex Winter
They're innocent movies, and they're fun movies and there were no pretensions about 'em.
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
Same thing, like my commercials are often times really funny because I tend to find 30 seconds is a really good amount of time to tell a joke.
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I direct a lot of TV commercials and music videos.
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Hitchcock had to fight to the death to make his movies.
Alex Winter
I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.
Alex Winter
It's hard for a hit to be bad for your career.
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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.
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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
Certain remakes are great. Carpenter's The Thing is better than the original.
Alex Winter
I'm not saying it isn't frustrating that my films haven't gotten a bigger release, but I'm really happy with them and if you just keep cranking and eventually, if you have a certain sensibility, some of your movies will hit and some just won't.
Alex Winter
I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.
Alex Winter
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.
Alex Winter
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
