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To be that vulnerable and brave on camera is tough. The more they reveal themselves, the more we love them, but there's a lot of truth in what they're showing.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":34},3872571,"I like taking genres and subverting them. I did that with 'In the Valley of Elah.' I said, 'Okay, this is just a murder mystery. Relax.' 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This tension between conformity and rebellion highlights the importance of navigating contradictions in creative work.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset, modern creatives can benefit from embracing the tension between tradition and innovation. By acknowledging the conventions of their chosen genre or medium, they can then deliberately subvert or challenge them, leading to fresh and unexpected storytelling. 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If there’s a half dozen, that would be a big day.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":55,"quote_text":56,"author_id":5,"source_id":50,"has_image":18,"author":57,"source":58,"quote_tag":59,"commentary":9},3335821,"We all have these tendencies in us that could go this way or that. I think that’s the real key in writing. To look at a character without judgment.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":50,"has_image":18,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":9},3335820,"We’re trying to reinvent Bond. 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