Robert Rodriguez
Robert Rodriguez
Robert Anthony Rodriguez is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and musician. He shoots and produces many of his films in Mexico and his home state, Texas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth20 June 1968
CitySan Antonio, TX
CountryUnited States of America
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We're trying to wake up the little giant that we have here in Gilroy. We want people to know who we are.
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Any time you do action and horror, you've always got to try to find a way to make it fresh for the audience, but also for yourself, and there are so many different ways to freak people out and create tension.
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Make DV movies so you can learn how to make films, but don't try to distribute them until they are fantastic.
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A movie goes from several stages, from idea to script. As you continue shooting, you will make some adjustments. You're constantly adjusting. It's like a piece of music. You're constantly trying to make it better.
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We try to take advantage of other investors' emotional or irrational reactions.
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Even though I can make my own budgets, I always ask for less money than we need so that you have to be more creative, you have to strip it down.
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(Bernstein's) music continues to be loved by all kinds of audiences, ... So get your tickets early. Our concert is going to be packed.
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I usually have a couple of projects going on that are different. A 'Sin City' while I'm doing a 'Spy Kids' at the same time. I need different things going on.
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I've always felt like I've been wagging the tail of the big technology dog, to see what I could get it to do. Since I started using AMD64 technology, the technology is now wagging me, to see what I can do with it. AMD LIVE! Fulfils the final dream, by delivering the goods as originally imagined by the artist.
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There's nothing like having lost money -- you need to go through adversity to be tested and you need to face it on several occasions to find out who you truly are. At our firm, we'd rather have people make their mistakes somewhere else.
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I was the one in charge of the kids growing up.
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I teach them exactly what they taught me in the camp, which is to box and not a lot of brawling. Just hit and move, basic boxing.
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You'll click a button and get to hear the Austin audience reacting to the film for the first time. You'll hear what took them by surprise, made them gasp. It's gonna be really cool.
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The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3-D