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At the end of the day, I like the spy genre, as opposed to the action movie genre, because spies are smart. The successful spies are the smarter spies.

Doug Liman

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Doug Liman
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 24
Cinematographer
Executive Producer
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New York City
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Douglas Eric Liman
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For big Hollywood movies, I'm on the more character-driven side of the equation. So, TV is a natural place for me to be because you've got no choice, but to be character-driven.
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If I'm not in love with the script, there's nothing. It doesn't matter what you give me. It has to start with the script.
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The beating heart of your story that's not what shows up in a trailer. The other stuff is what shows up in a trailer, because that's what gets people in to the seats, and that's how studios make their money.
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If you do something that's really original, you discover why everybody else does it the other way, usually. There's a reason cliches exist, 'cause they work.
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When you can come across a piece of material that's totally original and fun and completely satisfying, you jump on it.
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To be a lone filmmaker thousands of miles from home with nobody believing in me, that seems romantic.
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TV has no choice, but to rely on character, and everybody knows that. I love working in it. It's such a big canvas where, if you're successful, you go on for years.
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Sometimes rules are there to save your life.
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The movie I end up with is the movie I aspired to make.
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It's no secret that my process is a little bit loose and can be a little bit infuriating to a studio if they don't know what they're signing up for.
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I make movies for me and posterity. I'm more scared of history than I am of the studio.
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I think when the United States of America put a man on the moon in 1969, that was one of the greatest accomplishments mankind has ever done.
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