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The level of control, that's part of what's so appealing about filmmaking - you have so much control over what the reader, the viewer, is noticing from moment to moment. They can't do that boring boring boring thing as easily.
Miranda July
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Miranda July
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: February 15
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Miranda J. Grossinger
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I mean obviously we're all dealing with a lot more strangers due to the web. I'd say it has more to do with the quality of interactions. When you're physically interacting with someone, it forces you to be more present and probably a little more uncomfortable. You have to tolerate being outside the comfort of your own home.
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We humans are here because nothing can be perfect. There always have to be some living things that are unsatisfied, itchy, trying too hard. If it was all just animals and rocks and lettuce, the gods wouldn't feel like they had enough to do.
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I went to the bedroom and lay on the floor, so as not to mess up the covers.
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Miranda July
Would she understand that time had stopped while she was gone.
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I was going to die and it was taking forever.
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