The indie world changed when the economy went south. I was frustrated with doing something, then waiting for it to come out, and sometimes it never did, or would just play in New York for 50 people. So I really wanted to try something else.
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You see a lot of these movies that are really just 90-minute video games. The effects are incredible. I get it: There's an art to that, terrific. I'm not interested in it, but there's an art to that I suppose.
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| Birth: | 19th February, 1955 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Actor, Film Director, Playwright, Screenwriter |
About
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels was born in Athens, Georgia, USA. He is an American actor, film director, playwright and screenwriter. He received Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor for his performances in The Purple Rose of Cairo, Something Wild, and The Squid and the Whale. His role in other films include: Ragtime, Sweet Hearts Dance, Arachnophobia (won- Saturn Award for Best Actor), Love Hurts, Gettysburg, Speed, 101 Dalmatians, Pleasantville, Chasing Sleep, Escanaba in da Moonlight (also director, writer), Super Sucker (also director, writer), I Witness, The Lookout, Traitor, State of Play, Away We Go, Looper, Steve Jobs, and The Martian. His role in television include: The Crossing (TV film), Cheaters (TV film), The Goodbye Girl (TV film), Sweet Nothing in My Ear (TV film), The Newsroom (TV series, Won- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series- 2013), and Godless (TV series). He received Tony Award nominations for Best Actor for his roles in the plays God of Carnage and Blackbird. Daniels himself has written eight of the theater's plays. He is the founder and current executive director of the Chelsea, Michigan-based Purple Rose Theatre Company. He married his college sweetheart, Kathleen Rosemary Treado. The couple have three children: Benjamin, Lucas, and Nellie.
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