![What we set out to do with this movie [Leaves of Grass] was to create something that was funny and serious and had large tonal ambitions. A movie that could be poignant and funny, and suddenly quite violent. To have a character utterly sideswiped, and to learn that life is about balance.](/assets/img/quote-photos/what-we-set-out-to-do-with-this-movie-leaves-of-grass-was-to-create-something-t.jpg)
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