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You don't have your film finished when you have your director's cut finished. It's just a bunch of green screen.
M. Night Shyamalan
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M. Night Shyamalan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 6
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Manoj Shyamalan
Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan and member on the jedi council
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When you find your voice, your life takes on grace.
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You're never the same. You're degrading, or you're getting better. You don't stay the same.
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I'm so consistent that my director's cuts are usually 20-25 minutes longer than the released version of the movies.
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Sometimes we do not do things that we wish to do, so others will not know that we wish to do them.
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You don't get to celebrate yourself unless you risk being mocked or rejected. As an artist, you cannot play it safe. You just can't.
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Giving should be a part of your routine, just like working out, eating, and sleeping.
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The beauty is that we can blur film and TV a little bit more.
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