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I think movies do play a valuable role in turning people on to the

I think movies do play a valuable role in turning people on to the act of reading. I think that phenomenon just creates readers. At first theyre going to love Harry Potter, or they may love The Hunger Games, but after that, theyre going to love the act of reading and wonder, What else can I read? – Gary Ross

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History is full of examples of people who clamp down after they began to enjoy too much freedom. Freedom can lead to instability, anarchy, and confusion. So there can be a moral counter-revolution. – Gary Ross

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You cant tell your kids to read if youre just watching television. They have to see you read. And in that respect, I think its important to walk the walk. Its a wonderful shared time. – Gary Ross

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I like the idea of movies having a magic element. How many times have you seen an actor in a movie who you know only as the character? Its wonderful, isnt it? – Christian Bale

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Unfortunately, chick flick has become a term to describe most movies that I dont even like. Theyre these movies that, yes, have women in them but they really dont reflect who women are, and theres something kind of silly or shallow or gossipy about them. – Carla Gugino

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I really love the independent movies and I just think that sometimes when they throw a lot of money into it and a lot of special effects and a lot of stunts that you lose the connection, the human connection and I personally love movies that are about the human connection. – Jane Seymour

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My favorite movies are movies that I go in and I leave deeply affected. Whether I laugh really hard or whether I cry really hard, I just want to feel really affected in that moment. – Shailene Woodley

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