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I think certain movies work and that is part of the magic of it all. We can’t truly define why something succeeds.

Barry Levinson

I never really wanted to be an actor. And that was the beginning of it, I began to write things down and eventually became a writer on a television show.
BARRY LEVINSON

Actors And Television Began Eventually Thing Writing
Ronald Reagan was this actor who was going to be president, and he was very charming. What he had was, he talked about America in ways that got people all caught up in it. He was creating this America – it could even be the mythical “America” – that we subscribe to.
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Charming People President
The interesting thing about movies, it’s not always – y’know, you have to have structure etc and all those things, but an audience responds, in many ways, we walk away and certain things stay in our heads that are memorable.
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Interesting Memorable Way
You don’t always have to have the ending, but you want to have a satisfactory conclusion.
BARRY LEVINSON

Conclusion Satisfactory Want
You do understand that you can’t force the situation, but in terms of how you edit, you can define that to take the audience along, whether it be a storyline or a character moment that we can play out. The more experience you’ve had, the more beneficial it is, period.
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Character Moments Play
I’m fascinated by documentaries, to begin with. Because of the nature of television, as opposed to theatrical, documentaries can be in this long form and take you on a journey.
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Documentary Fascinate Journey Long
I think certain movies work and that is part of the magic of it all. We can’t truly define why something succeeds.
BARRY LEVINSON

Magic Succeed Thinking
I worked at a local television station and I got a chance to direct and do all those things – worked kiddie shows, Ranger House show with the hand puppets and things like that.
BARRY LEVINSON

Hands House Television
We’re never going to be the ultimate-insider look. You can do 50 insider looks at this Hollywood business, and the satire didn’t intrigue me. I think others can do that.
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Business Hollywood Insider Satire Thinking
First of all, just to get Diner made would have been an achievement in that I got a chance to direct.
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Achievement First
You have a movie and it proves itself and then certain things happen.
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Certain Happens Proven
I think it’s a promising time which will show a lot of diversification that we’ve seen in the past.
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Past Shows Thinking
I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
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Anxiety Chance Country Film Person Two
I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.
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Couple Exercise School
A lot of time mistakes are very interesting – you look for the behaviour that’s not the one you expect.
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Interesting Looks Mistake
There’s no downside to having too much experience.
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Downside Experience Much Too

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