I love directing because you get to see your film come to life. You get to work with the actors. There's something magical about each piece of it.
Dee ReesI just want to tell stories that are meaningful and have inspiration to them; people can watch it and take away something or maybe they'll just think about themselves differently, or thing about the world differently. I just want to create characters that live on.
Dee ReesOnce your film is done, you can't explain to people what something was supposed to be. You can't give them footnotes. It all has to be there.
Dee ReesUltimately, the people [who] are going to help you make your film are the people who believe in you and believe in the story. And as long as you stick to your guns, hopefully what you come out with will be what you imagined.
Dee Rees