You can’t tell your kids to read if you’re just watching television. They have to see you read. And in that respect, I think it’s important to walk the walk. It’s a wonderful shared time.
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Most modern science fiction went to school on ‘Dune.’ Even ‘Harry Potter’ with its ‘boy protagonist who has not yet grown into his destiny’ shares a common theme. When I read it for the first time, I felt like I had learned another language, mastered a new culture, adopted a new religion.
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If there’s a 13- or 14-year old kid who is yearning for something beyond the social forces in his own world, in his own neighborhood, the library is the only place where he can go to find that. It was exciting and thrilling to me all the time I worked in the library. It’s such a force for social good and it can do so much.
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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 they’re going to love ‘Harry Potter,’ or they may love ‘The Hunger Games,’ but after that, they’re going to love the act of reading and wonder, ‘What else can I read?’
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Birth: | 3rd November, 1956 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
Gary Ross was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed several films include: Pleasantville, Seabiscuit, Free State of Jones, and The Hunger Games. He produced several films include: Trial and Error, Pleasantville, Seabiscuit, The Tale of Despereaux, and Free State of Jones. He has written several films include: Dave, Pleasantville, Seabiscuit, The Tale of Despereaux, and Free State of Jones.
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