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George Hickenlooper [1963-2010] American

Rank: 104
Director, Filmmaker

George Loening Hickenlooper III was an American narrative and documentary filmmaker.

Age, Architecture, Dreams, Failure, Success

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I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.	Success	101
There's something unique about the United States, a sense of individual rights and freedoms, and a sense of social and civic responsibility that we contributed to so much of the world. We lost that mission in the 1980s and 1990s, when we entered a gilded age, and the culture of individualism became a culture of avarice.	Age	102
I'm fascinated by failure, and I'm fascinated by finality. Shakespeare's historical plays are more universal than his comedies because they relate to the finality of life. Without finality, life would not be beautiful.	Failure	103
I was very inspired by Les Blank's film 'Burden of Dreams.' I think what's unique about his film and the two I've made is that they're close examinations of filmmakers and how their own emotional experiences reflect in the material they're rendering, and vice versa - how that material sometimes colors their own lives.	Dreams	104
Most people, 95% of people, are good people. It's the 5% who get seduced by power.		105
Kelly Preston is a remarkable human being and a great dramatic actress. It was a privilege as a director to tap into this part of her. Rarely do I make a kind of spiritual connection with my cast. Kelly was a wonderful exception. She is truly very special and I adore her.		106
Simon Monjack had nothing to do with 'Factory Girl.' He filed a frivolous lawsuit against us... making bogus claims that we had stolen his script. He held us literally to hostage and we were forced to settle with him as he held our production over a barrel.		107
As a filmmaker I find it much more rewarding to work with actors who are classically trained. It's about the work and only the work.		108
I'm very strongly in favor of the auteur theory.		109
Generally in my films like 'Hearts of Darkness' or 'Picture This,' I try not to make myself a presence in the film.		110
There's been a vacuum with movies that people can relate to. There's been a paucity of dramas that people can relate to. I think audiences are clamoring to connect - particularly after 9/11 - with things that are genuine and real and I think documentaries are filling that need.		111
I love the grandiosity of Hollywood movies, and even in independents, I love the canvas you can tell your story on. I love fiction filmmaking, you really feel like you're creating something.		112
I think that narrative, fiction filmmaking is the culmination of several art forms: theater, art history, architecture. Whereas doc filmmaking is more pure cinema, like cinema verite is film in its purest form.	Architecture	113

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