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Everyone applauds each other's success in Hollywood because they know how tough it is, but it really comes down fundamentally to the process.

Robert Rodriguez

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Robert Rodriguez
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 20
Camera Operator
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USA
Robert Anthony Rodríguez
Robert Anthony Rodriguez
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Television series always have a lot of characters because you want people to identify with someone on the show, who will be your eyes.
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There are real issues going on in just about any movie that's got fun elements to it.
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Tell everyone that your mistakes are art. You can get away with a lot that way.
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Exploitation films were famous for taking an issue an exploiting it because they could move much faster than a studio could. If there was any hot topic, they would run out and make a quick movie and make a buck on it, by changing it around and using it, in some way, to give some relevance.
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You create superheroes to take care of problems that can't really be solved another way.
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I try to remind people, whether you have a growth manager or a value manager, you're going to go through cycles where you think you have a village idiot.
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