Reed Morano Quotes

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Reed Morano

Profession : Director

Birth : April 15, 1977

We have this attitude in America of, 'Someone else is going to fix the problem.' That's what the majority of Americans have. Or, 'I'm just going to go online and sign this petition, and that will take care of it.' That's doesn't do it.

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We're too complacent. We let things happen to us. And you don't have to let things happen to you. You can affect change.

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When I got on my first set, I watched what the cinematographer was doing, and at that level in film school, the cinematographer has the most control. They're the one looking through the viewfinder, carrying the camera, framing the shots.

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Huge studio movies are handed over to a man with less experience before they're handed over to a woman with less experience. That's a fact. But I think it's not just about men not hiring women: it's about women not hiring women, too.

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I love strong women like Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, and Charlize Theron.

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I have a playlist for every project that I do. I made one for 'Handmaid' before I got the job.

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I actually carried a Panavision Platinum and a G2 when I was seven months pregnant for a film called 'Little Birds,' and the whole movie was handheld. And we were shooting in the desert. That's a 35-millimeter camera. It's huge, probably at least 50, 55 pounds, and I did all my own operating.

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There are obviously issues in our industry. That starts at the top with studio execs who - not just men - don't believe a woman could handle a huge franchise or big action movie.

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Funny enough, the most discrimination I've ever gotten as a woman in this industry has been from other women.

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There are many legendary DPs that I admire, some of whom have a very strong signature, but I'm not sure I want to be the DP where you see my work and say 'Oh, Reed shot that.'

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I have a lot of brothers and male cousins. I grew up in an informal, jokey environment.

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When 'Frozen River' started to get really big, I was four months pregnant. So when these agents and directors wanted to meet me, I was coming in pregnant, and people didn't really take me seriously. They thought, 'This woman is not going to shoot another movie again. She's going to become a mom, and that's what happens.' But that was not the case.

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It's a very tricky job we have as DPs, where you are expected to make something that really is an emotional art but also needs to be technically spot on. You're often given a very small window of time to achieve it. People sometimes expect it to be even quicker and forget that there's a schedule for a reason.

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'Meadowland' was the reason I got 'The Handmaid's Tale,' and probably my experience in cinematography helped. Everything was like a stepping stone to the next thing.

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The way I'm used to telling a story is by looking through the viewfinder and being really close to the actors.

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Ultimately, the idea of being able to escape and lose myself in a new world every time I go to 'work' was too appealing to ignore.

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Out of 10 projects I get sent, seven or eight are female protagonists, and that's not the only thing I'm interested in.

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I do think it's unfair for women who get pegged with creating fare for other women.

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I like movies as a viewer that challenge me to actually think rather than spoon feed everything to me.

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A lot of people who are in charge in Hollywood are women, so they have the power. Now, I've met a lot of these amazing women who are offering opportunities to other women, and they're awesome. But for the women who maybe haven't done that yet, it's like, why?

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