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Paul: (on casting for “United 93“) I cast trying to reinforce the fact that 9/11 happened to ordinary people, it didn’t happen in movie star land, it happened to us and it is about ordinary people coping with the unimaginable or trying to cope. Many of them were not experienced actors but I would often find that their changes of intensity were exactly what I wanted. I would say to the actors what I wanted and they would kick it up one pace and then naturally the non-actors would follow them to t... (more Paul Greengrass quotes)
For his film, United 93, based on the September 11th hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93, Paul won the BAFTA award for Best Director and received the Best Director award from several critics awards circles. In addition to also receiving many other runner-up citations and nominations from critics group (including the Broadcast Film Critics Association), he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
Paul first worked as a director in the 1980s, for the current affairs programme Worl... (more Paul Greengrass trivia)
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