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My grandparents used to tell me stories about their trip to Ellis Island from Russia and life on the Lower East Side of New York.

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I think I’m a very American director, but I probably should have been making movies somewhere around 1976. I never left the mainstream of American movies; the American mainstream left me.

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The idea that the family is this locus of support but can also hold you back and keep you down makes for good drama.

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May 2, 2024

The idea that the family is this locus of support but can also hold you back and keep you down makes for good drama.

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May 2, 2024

I think I’m a very American director, but I probably should have been making movies somewhere around 1976. I never left the mainstream of American movies; the American mainstream left me.

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