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Robert Benton

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I was dyslexic before anybody knew what dyslexia was. I was called 'slow'. It's an awful feeling to think of yourself as 'slow' - it's horrible.


— Robert Benton


#awful #before #called #dyslexia #dyslexic

I'd like to know what law is it that says that a woman is a better parent, simply by virtue of her sex.


— Robert Benton


#her #i #know #law #like

Movies without meaningful dialogue play well all over the world. The Apostle is probably the best movie of the year, but it won't do squat in Korea.


— Robert Benton


#best #dialogue #korea #meaningful #movie

My education was an education by movies.


— Robert Benton


#movies

My next film is always shaped by the last one... by the things I feel I didn't get right, or the things I like and want to try to develop further, but it always comes out of the last picture.


— Robert Benton


#comes #develop #feel #film #further

Twilight is about getting older and relationships - not about a murder mystery. It's about love when you reach a certain age; nothing is in primary colors.


— Robert Benton


#age #certain #certain age #colors #getting






About Robert Benton






Did you know about Robert Benton?

He was the art director at Esquire magazine in the early 1960s. Kramer
1981 - César Award for Best Foreign Film for Kramer vs. Kramer
1984 - People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival
1985 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart
1985 - Silver Bear for Best Director at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival for Places in the Heart


Nominations
1968 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde
1968 - Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde
1977 - Golden Bear at Berlin for The Late Show
1978 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for The Late Show
1980 - Golden Globe for Best Director - Motion Picture for Kramer vs.

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