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25 quotes by Debbie Allen

Deborrah Kaye “Debbie” Allen (born January 16, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, television director, television producer, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She is perhaps best known for her work on the 1982 musical-drama television series Fame, where she portrayed dance teacher Lydia Grant, and served as the series' principal choreographer. She is the younger sister of...
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As far as pacing the shoot is concerned, I know when I've got it. I don't think there's any reason to take ten takes unless you need them.

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But it was not possible to do this movie, in this matter of time, without a solid rehearsal period.

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Even when you have a big budget, you can't just shoot everything.

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I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is where I want to be... I want this look.

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In scoring we have a lot that was not evident in the shooting. The radio is on all the time.

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It's kind of dangerous to cut in the camera, but that's the only way I know how to direct.

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The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really like looking at the radio.

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There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how I like to work.

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I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn't look good in the camera or if the actors didn't hit their marks.... →

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I got my dailies every day, although I couldn't always look at them because I was usually preparing for the next day's shoot, both as an... →

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That's the only way I can control my movie. If you shoot everything, then everything is liable to end up in the movie. If you have a vision, you... →

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The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a color scheme in mind, how I wanted the movie to look, because that... →

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