All we really want in life is to connect to other human beings, and when you desperately want to connect physically to one specific human being and you can't? That's something I find compelling. Lynn Shelton beingcompelconnect Change image and share on social
I'd love for there to be a situation - a world in which that's just not even a question anymore. We are all filmmakers - different stripes, genders, sexual orientations, colors - and our work can be taken on its own terms. I'm really looking forward to that day. Lynn Shelton anymorecolorday share on social
I always knew that I was an artist. I never expected to be able to make a living. Lynn Shelton artistexpectknow Change image and share on social
My mom was in education, and I remember reading in one of her books about multiple intelligences - this whole theory about how there are all these different ways you can be intelligent, like eight or 10 of them or something. And one of them is emotional. Lynn Shelton bookeducationemotional share on social
I can connect with whoever I want to connect with in the world. And I can also write my own script. I don't have to follow rules. I can sort of just be unconventional. Lynn Shelton connectfollowrule Change image and share on social
You wake up one day and you realize that all these years have gone by and I have this mortgage and I have this couch and I have this life and... is this going to be my prison? Lynn Shelton couchdaylife Change image and share on social
Flaws make us all human, and you're rooting for characters because of those flaws. It's ageless if you're interested in relationships and the way people can or can't relate to each other. Lynn Shelton agelesscharacterflaw Change image and share on social
I don't have a desire to make films that have cardboard cut-out or Hollywood stand-in replicas of humans. I need the real deal. Lynn Shelton cardboardcutdeal Change image and share on social
So many people have said this, but it's true: 95 percent of what I do as a director is casting and getting people who can bear the load of what you're asking them to do and creating this emotionally safe environment. Lynn Shelton bearcastcreate share on social
Truth be told, I hear stories every day that would make you say, 'If you put that in a movie, you wouldn't believe it.' Real life really is kinda incredible; the stories from people's actual lives defy credibility. People's lives are messy, humans are messy, and they're flawed. Lynn Shelton actualcredibilityday share on social
