Steven Shainberg
Steven Shainberg
Steven Shainbergis an American film director and producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionProducer
Date of Birth5 February 1963
CountryUnited States of America
exist
Basically, independent film doesn't exist anymore. It does if you have two or three stars in your film, but it's just very difficult.
almost behind closed interested public removal
I'm almost exclusively interested in what happens behind closed doors, between people. The removal of their public face.
barely basically drawn
I'm basically drawn to defeated, injured, hurt, barely walking characters.
good point sent somebody
If somebody sent me a good script, I would do it, and I mean that, but it never happens. Not once. I can't even point to an exception.
thinking might odd
I think a lot of young women are probably fearful or embarrassed or cautious or hiding whatever their particular sexuality might be. From the most odd to the just slightly abberrant.
men people guy
You don't make movies about "men" and "women." You make movies about this guy and this woman and if you get them right, you'll automatically connect with a lot of people.
blue want velvet
The movie that made me want to make movies was "Blue Velvet."
fearless actors sometimes
You hear this said about actors sometimes, that they're fearless, but she [ Maggie Gyllenhaal] really is.
independent names actors
Like all independent movies, the first thing you're looking for is a name actor who will justify your financing.
moving space long
I love moving through long spaces and being enclosed.
artist mysterious century
Diane Arbus is one of the most mysterious, enigmatic, and frighteningly daring artists of the 20th century. Her work emerged from a deeply private place and profoundly affected all those who came into contact with it.
girlfriend new-york home
I peeled off La Brea and went home and instantly made a reservation to come back to New York. Essentially, I fired everybody that was in my life, my agent, my lawyer, my manager, my girlfriend and came back to New York.
desperate filmmaker
Who could be more desperate than filmmakers?
stars independent film
I would define independent film as a movie that is not financed by any of the smaller film companies. Because then, those are movies that in all likelihood are made without stars. And then they have to rely just on the material.