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I'm not going to spend two years on a film or four years on an opera if I don't feel like I can put my own self into it. That doesn't mean it has to be about myself.

Julie Taymor

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Julie Taymor
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: December 15
Costume Designer
Director
Film Director
Film Producer
Opera Director
Scenographer
Screenwriter
Theatrical Director
Newton
Massachusetts
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My God, it transformed me. My life changed.
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When you break into song, it's not about dialogue, it's not about how you would speak in a naturalistic sense-it's about expressing your inner torment or your inner joy.
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Limitations force you to find the essence of what you want to say, which is one of the most important things to know for an artist.
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I've had male executives say that my lead character was unlikable because she slept with a lot of guys.
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There is incredible power in the arts to inspire and influence.
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I want to experience a performance on all levels - I want goose bumps and I want to leave the movie or play arguing about something that's unresolved.
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We're really having a problem right now in our culture. I haven't seen one movie lately in which the story and visuals have been equally good.
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