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.
cared
After 'Secretary,' I was wanting very badly to find something to make that I really cared about.
barely basically drawn
I'm basically drawn to defeated, injured, hurt, barely walking characters.
blue want velvet
The movie that made me want to make movies was "Blue Velvet."
stories opinion love-story
The problem with most love stories in my opinion is that they're too simplistic.
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.
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?
dream people kind
Theres a kind of dream that movies sell to people: You can start as the lowliest person and rise to the top. Hit Me doesnt sell this fantasy.
moving space long
I love moving through long spaces and being enclosed.
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.