A Quote by Chloe Zhao

I'm heavily influenced by European and American cinema, but the further I get in my career, the more I find myself looking back East for inspiration.

Chloe Zhao

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Chloe Zhao
Chinese - Director

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Thelonious Monk

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Alexandre Desplat

I've been pretty lucky to work with directors who were quite influenced by European cinema.

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Clarence Major

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Kate DiCamillo

I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no doubt about that.

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Gozu' was influenced by American cinema.

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In comedy, looking back is more important than looking around at your contemporaries because they are too much influenced by the same time period as you are.