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16 quotes by Stephen Frears

Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English film director. Frears directed several critically acclaimed British feature films since the 1980s including My Beautiful Laundrette, Dangerous Liaisons, High Fidelity, The Queen, and Philomena.
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To be successful at anything, you need the right to fail, not just occasionally.

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I've always found poverty a source of strength.

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It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come out of the blue.

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I teach film directing, inasmuch as you can. It's not really possible to teach film direction, but I sit there as a sort of testimony of... →

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Truth is quite constricting, in a way. You endlessly see at the start of a film 'This is a true story'.

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Audiences aren't fools - their judgement really is important. And the true heroes of films are the investors. They take the risk, after all.

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I like a lot of takes. I just go on until the actors get it right.

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I want my films to get audiences. I am not interested in making them just for myself.

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The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.

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When I go and teach, it sort of opens me up in some way. And when you're open, you're more receptive.

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I like making films about different cultures. I'm interested in things that I've never encountered before. I try to put myself in the... →

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I remember reading the script for 'Dangerous Liaisons' and thinking that I could quite happily spend the rest of my life watching this film;... →

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As a director, my job is to protect. I protect scripts, actors, cameramen, designers.

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