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Movies can tell us about our place, or lack of place, in our culture.

Unless it's something very clever like 'Memento,' most independent films have a very tough life out there.

Trauma creates one of four types of people: victims, rescuers, or perps - and if you're really lucky and really strong and very willing and brave, survivors.

From Allison Anders

Box office is one of the strongest tools we have toward preserving our ability to make our movies. We really can make a difference by purchasing a ticket each opening weekend to a movie made by a woman, even if you don't like the movie or the filmmaker and even if you don't see the film.

From Allison Anders

I had breast cancer. I caught it early.

From Allison Anders

I don't believe you ever get closure on anything. Things leave a permanent mark on you.

From Allison Anders

Roman Polanski is one of my favorite filmmakers, and John Phillips one of my favorite songwriters. I had the honor to meet each of these men and was almost giddy to be blessed with the chance to tell each artist what his work meant has to me.

From Allison Anders

I'd be just as happy being a midwife. That's my ideal job.

From Allison Anders

You still get the movies made. A filmmaker can always scrape up money to do a movie. The passion drives it. And you'll get the money. Money's the easiest thing. But the hardest thing is finding a way for people to see your movie.

From Allison Anders

While we can work hard at improving our health, size is no more in our control than the color of our skin, our ethnicity, or our sexual preference.

From Allison Anders

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