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I always wanted to be a stay-at-home dad making art, making movies.

Robert Rodriguez

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Robert Rodriguez
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 20
Camera Operator
Cinematographer
Composer
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Editor
Film Producer
Musician
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Robert Anthony Rodríguez
Robert Anthony Rodriguez
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Any time you do action and horror, you've always got to try to find a way to make it fresh for the audience, but also for yourself, and there are so many different ways to freak people out and create tension.
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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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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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Your mind just goes to the craziest idea to lure people into the theater, and then you write your script around those elements.
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I get a lot done considering I spend half my day sleeping.
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Tell everyone that your mistakes are art. You can get away with a lot that way.
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