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When you take something apart, you get a great sense of what it took to originally put it together.


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We go to the movies to forget about time, to be in a dream state. And it's entertainment, distraction, from the fact that everything is kind of crumbling in front of our eyes.



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It's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long.



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As an artist, you're always somewhat obscure. We're not talking Hollywood.



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Every person's remembering will be different. That engagement is important, I think.



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Art is all in the details.



I admire the abstract expressionists and pop artists so right now I'm referencing American '60s art and at the same time referencing Japanese manga culture.

I admire the abstract expressionists and pop artists so right now I'm referencing American '60s art and at the same time referencing Japanese manga culture.



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It's the way life is, I suppose. Whatever happens, you deal with it.



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I've never been a big cinephile, which may be why I could treat 'The Clock' like a puzzle and force the pieces to fit together in odd ways.



The process of editing is what I enjoy most - putting the pieces together and making sense out of them.

The process of editing is what I enjoy most - putting the pieces together and making sense out of them.



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You start with an idea but then so many things can happen.





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