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• ‟ American film isn't just film and glamor and fame and the lives of people who are fortunate financially. Those aren't the only stories in this vast nation. That's my mandate.

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• ‟ Festivals are where I see other peoples' films, where we talk, where I get to learn what was working about the film, I get to have a discussion with viewers... and people who enjoy reading films - I enjoy reading other peoples' films, and what discussions can come of that.

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• ‟ I like to make films about how people survive living in the United States.

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• ‟ In documentary, mostly, people are going to say untoward things; people are going to have gnarly beliefs. People aren't perfect.

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• ‟ It's risky to show poor Americans. People see it as a downer. But I really wanted to make a tightly wound piece of storytelling that also happened to explode the myth of American affluence.

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• ‟ My ego is one thing. Of course I want people to like what I do. Of course. There's no doubt. You wouldn't do it. But I think what people don't fully know is how responsible you feel for so many entities. So many hardworking people who've collaborated.

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• ‟ I always think that my assignment is to seek out stories that are experienced by people who don't get the ticket for Easy Street.

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