Quotes by Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

As far as pacing the shoot is concerned, I know when I’ve got it. I don’t think there’s any reason to take ten takes unless you need them.

Needs

Reason

Thinking

As one who loves literature, art, music and history, I’ve been deeply rooted in the Harlem Renaissance for many years.

Art

Literature

Years

Be true. Be beautiful. Be free. In the midst of segregation and racism Mamma raised us to be independent and free. We saw ourselves as citizens of the world, not of a block.

Beautiful

Block

Independent

But out of limitations comes creativity.

Creativity

Limitation

Failure: Is it a limitation? Bad timing? It’s a lot of things. It’s something you can’t be afraid of, because you’ll stop growing. The next step beyond failure could be your biggest success in life.

Failure

Inspirational

Success

Fame is fleeting, honey. Fame is fleeting and it changes.

Fame

Fleeting

Honey

I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say ‘this is where I want to be… I want this look.

Cameras

Design

Looks

I didn’t need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn’t look good in the camera or if the actors didn’t hit their marks. But if everything was working why do it again?

Cameras

Looks

Needs

I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table.

Actors

Directors

Thinking

I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It’s called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it’s so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It’s seamless and you don’t see it.

Real

Use

World

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Believe

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Children

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Creativity

Cutting

Design

Directors

Done

Everyday

Failure

Fall

Fame

Feels

Fleeting

Frogs

Giving

Honey

Horrible Person

Impact

Independent

Inspirational

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Like You

Limitation

Literature

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Mean

Men

Mother

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Quotes by Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

As far as pacing the shoot is concerned, I know when I’ve got it. I don’t think there’s any reason to take ten takes unless you need them.

As one who loves literature, art, music and history, I’ve been deeply rooted in the Harlem Renaissance for many years.

Be true. Be beautiful. Be free. In the midst of segregation and racism Mamma raised us to be independent and free. We saw ourselves as citizens of the world, not of a block.

But out of limitations comes creativity.

Failure: Is it a limitation? Bad timing? It’s a lot of things. It’s something you can’t be afraid of, because you’ll stop growing. The next step beyond failure could be your biggest success in life.

Fame is fleeting, honey. Fame is fleeting and it changes.

I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say ‘this is where I want to be… I want this look.

I didn’t need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn’t look good in the camera or if the actors didn’t hit their marks. But if everything was working why do it again?

I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table.

I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It’s called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it’s so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It’s seamless and you don’t see it.

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