Neil LaBute quotes - page 2

But for me, it feels like a natural extension of what I've been doing: exploring relationships. Here you have two relationships and we can explore how difficult it is for people to be together. (Neil LaBute)

My business is can I create a world that's possible and could happen? I think that's the only thing that I have to do, and I think that I have done that each time.

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I'm more than open to hope, but I think men and women have a difficult time dealing with each other and often take the low road.

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Everyone has a little bit of Howard and Chad in them. I think there's Christine in all men as well.

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I was always looking for the most dramatic emphasis.

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I wanted to make these people real, not like they were in a painting. Like these are people who don't know they're in a period movie. Those concerns are incredibly immediate.

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First I would probably place men at the bottom of the food chain. On a grander scale, I would say they're reacting to change. Feminism has got to be part of that.

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Unrequited love is always a great thing.

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I make movies I want to see.

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You start as an audience member and create a world you're interested in, and then you move into the telling of those stories, bringing what has interested you as an audience member.

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And with Aaron, I'd have to find a reason not to work with him. (Neil LaBute)

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Neil LaBute

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Occupation: American Director
Born: March 19, 1963
Quotes count: 36

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