Sean Durkin
Sean Durkin
Sean Durkinis a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. He won the Dramatic Directing Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival for Martha Marcy May Marlene. His short film, Mary Last Seen, on the same theme as Martha, won the award for best short film at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight. In 2013 Durkin directed the Channel 4 drama series Southcliffe starring Sean Harris and Rory Kinnear...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth9 December 1981
writing matter no-matter-what
When you write, no matter what, it ends up personal.
people cult knows
When people leave cults, they don't know that they left a cult.
kids people large-groups
When I was a kid, I was afraid of large group of conforming people.
believe actors ability
When I hire actors I believe in their abilities.
soccer player coaches
What I learned from directing, I learned from soccer, where it's like a coach-player relationship.
people needs firsts
Well, first of all, making films is a collaborative process. You need people. You need people you trust and love and who are your friends. People you can work with.
school film believer
I'm a believer in film school.
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Her character and maturity have been a big part of her success. She believes in herself and is confident in herself. She has a little bit of a swagger to her. Great players have that. It shows on the floor.
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It's an honor. I think it's something for the program to where we're recognized as one of the better programs in the state. Really, though, it's a credit to the kids.
chance cut gets kids
It never gets old. The chance to see your kids cut down nets is very special.
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Once they took the lead, they were rolling. All the credit in the world goes to Jonathan Alder. They were well-coached and came prepared to play us.
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It's a tremendous feeling. I can't imagine a kid more deserving. She's as good a player as I've seen and she carries herself as well off the court as she does on.
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They're both different but equally satisfying. They're a little different in that the last time we shocked the world.
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It was a sloppy first quarter, but in the second quarter we cleaned it up a little bit and straighten things.