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When you're trying to paint a portrait of a very specific world, you're trying to show what makes the world different. So, sometimes it means exaggerating certain kind of aspects, but I don't think it's that important or it's that much of an issue as long as you get an emotional truth across.

From Damien Chazelle

I was a writer for hire. I wrote to pay the bills.

From Damien Chazelle

There are a lot of musicians in my life. But movies came first for me. That was my original passion.

From Damien Chazelle

I'm predisposed to never be in pure celebration mode.

From Damien Chazelle

I remember moving out to L.A. straight after college and just starting to try to write scripts and trying to get stuff off the ground.

From Damien Chazelle

I guess I'm kind of interested in that elusive search for a bond between life and work and between compassion and competitiveness. There's always something at the end you have to find to live a full life, but it's hard to find.

From Damien Chazelle