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I Do Not Make Films Which Are Prescriptive, And I Do Not Make Films That Are Conclusive. You Do Not Walk Out Of My Films With A Clear Feeling About What Is Right And Wrong. They're Ambivalent. You Walk Away With Work To Do. My Films Are A Sort Of Investigation. They Ask Questions . . .. Sometimes I Hear That Some [hollywood] Studio Is Interested In Me. Then They Discover That This Is The Guy Who Works With No Script, That There Is No Casting Discussion, No Interference, That I Have The Final Cut, And That Does It.
-Mike Leigh
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I Do Not Make Films Which Are

Mike Leigh
I Do Not Make Films Which Are Prescriptive, And I Do Not Make Films That Are Conclusive. You Do Not Walk Out Of My Films With A Clear Feeling About What Is Right And Wrong. They're Ambivalent. You Walk Away With Work To Do. My Films Are A Sort Of Investigation. They Ask Questions . . .. Sometimes I Hear That Some [hollywood] Studio Is Interested In Me. Then They Discover That This Is The Guy Who Works With No Script, That There Is No Casting Discussion, No Interference, That I Have The Final Cut, And That Does It.
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