Steve James
Steve James
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Words can't describe how I feel right now. This is one of the greatest feelings in the world.
endlessly fascinated work
I'm endlessly fascinated with the ways families work and the ways they don't.
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I think when people go into something for the right reasons, you're going to get a better film; you're going to get more intimacy and a stronger foundation of trust.
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It's usually human drama that carries with it issues of race or class that attracts me. That was certainly the case with 'No Crossover.'
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I am deeply honored to be making 'Life Itself,' a documentary on the life of Roger Ebert, and to have had the full cooperation and enthusiasm of Roger and his wife, Chaz.
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Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel first championed my film, 'Hoop Dreams,' which was essential to its success. Roger remained a great supporter of my work throughout my career, and I'll never forget him tweeting about 'The Interrupters' right before its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011.
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Very probably this was an idealistic youth who took things too far.