I did a film that I shot in 24 hours that was self-financed for $5,000. It was a … - Julie Delpy

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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.

Julie Delpy

I did a film that I shot in 24 hours that was self-financed for $5,000. It was a feature called Looking For Jimmy that I shot with a bunch of friends. I spent eight months editing because we had 24 hours of footage that made no sense and I learned a lot about directing while editing that film.

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