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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.

Robert Rodriguez

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Robert Rodriguez
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 20
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I'm all about freedom in art. I'm from Texas, so when someone tells you which way to ride your horse, you think 'I'll just go to a different ranch. You guys are riding it backwards anyway.
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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.
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I realized that everything I do is fantasy, whether it is an adult movie or a kids movie.
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I always wanted to be a stay-at-home dad making art, making movies.
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I was from such a large family that when I first met my wife, I told her: 'You can go work outside of the house and I'll stay home and continue making my cartoon strips. Maybe I'll make some commercials nearby, you know I'll do anything locally, but I would love to just stay at home and raise the kids like I did when I was growing up.'
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What could make my life better? Oh, if I could only find that magic bottle that lets you never have to sleep. I have so much stuff I wanna do, but... That six or seven hours you have to be in bed with your eyes closed. What a waste!
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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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When you take technology and mix it with art, you always come up with something innovative.
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I wish I could freeze time or go back in time and watch my kids grow up all over again because it is just going by too fast.
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Changing the game is a mindset.
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Sometimes a movie series that becomes popular can be a blessing and curse because you get known for that. People don't give you a chance, after that... I'm a big proponent of getting somebody that you always admire and giving them a chance to do something else because they can redefine themselves.
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Tell everyone that your mistakes are art. You can get away with a lot that way.
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A movie goes from several stages, from idea to script. As you continue shooting, you will make some adjustments. You're constantly adjusting. It's like a piece of music. You're constantly trying to make it better.
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Really, children will support anything that is empowering to them.
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I get a lot done considering I spend half my day sleeping.
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Don't look at all at what other people are doing. Think of what you're doing as completely fresh because if you imitate you're dead.
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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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Low budgets force you to be more creative. Sometimes, with too much money, time and equipment, you can over-think. My way, you can use your gut instinct.
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