A biography for Lauren Shuler Donnerhasn’t been written yet.
“Don't take rejection personally.”
“The accomplishment that I am most proud of is that 'Free Willy' and 'Dave' got a political message out, which isn't easy to do within the constraints of studio moviemaking.”
“Sometimes, I've had the experience with a director where I didn't share the same vision of the movie.”
“When I was in my 20s, I was always sick. I was always feeling exhausted.”
“People would congratulate Dick for my movies. It bothered me for a long, long time.”
“The first writer I developed a script with was John Hughes, and that was 'Mr. Mom.' That was my first feature film.”
“I feel fortunate every day I'm in this business. No matter how hard it is, no matter how ruthless some people are, I was born to do this; I was born for movies.”
“My mandate to myself since I've been involved in these movies was 'make every single movie different, so there's never 'X-Men' fatigue.'”
“People would ask for my autograph because they had never seen a woman behind the camera before.”
“I grew up outside Cleveland, Ohio, and I went to college at Boston University. I majored in film. Then I came out to Los Angeles.”
“I would say that the first 'X-Men' was the hardest. It took us a long time to get it going.”
“Not many people know 'Hellblazer.'”
“When I first set out to make movies, that's what I thought I was going to do - make movies that mean something. And each movie had its own message, some stronger than others. Even 'X-Men' has its own message of tolerance.”
“It was a fear we had when we started 'Legion,' that there were too many comic-book series out there, and how do you stand out. Our mandate always is to make something different in feel and tone. You try to avoid someone thinking, 'Gee, I've seen this before.'”
“The cinematic universe will not worry about 'Legion.' They will not worry about these TV worlds at all.”
“Almost everyone I know is battling something, whether it's allergies or depression. Whatever it is, it makes you feel less than who you are. I believe part of life's challenge is to work through that.”
“I love to say that what's great about 'Legion' is that if you haven't read a comic book and you haven't seen an 'X-Men' movie, you can come in and understand it - and this can be your comic.”
“The thing about Texas is that it's a little larger than life.”
“For me, I think Bob Iger is one of the smartest men in the country.”
“I was attracted to the comics because of the characters and, particularly, Wolverine because he is so complex. He is so damaged and tragic in many ways - he doesn't have his memory. His body was invaded. He has unrequited love for Jean Grey.”