Debbie Allen Quotes

You want fame? ... Well, fame costs. And right here is where you start paying. With sweat. - Debbie Allen

You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the basics of acting: Who are you? Who are you talking to? How do you feel about that person? - Debbie Allen

We could have done this movie very differently had we shot on the streets of Harlem and taken a 40-day shooting schedule. - Debbie Allen

Time management is a big part of the director's job. - Debbie Allen

They had a clear idea about what I really wanted to see, based on our initial conversations, and they did a great job. - Debbie Allen

There's always a certain degree of physical attraction between people and the rest either happens or it doesn't. - Debbie Allen

There were some scenes where I took ten takes and there were some where I took one. - Debbie Allen

There was too much to absorb. So we had about an 8-day rehearsal, a lot for a movie of this nature. - Debbie Allen

There was no question about who should play Lou Bessie. Crystal Fox brought to the role something that was really needed. - Debbie Allen

There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how I like to work. - Debbie Allen

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