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Andrew Niccol

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in Paraparaumu, New Zealand

June 10, 1964

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New Zealand-born screenwriter-director Andrew Niccol began his career in London, successfully directing TV commercials before moving to Los Angeles in order to make films "longer than 60 seconds." He interested high-powered producer Scott Rudin in his The Truman Show (1998) script, but Rudin was not willing to gamble on a rookie director, particularly when Jim Carrey came aboard, swelling the budget to about $60 million. Peter Weir helmed instead, bringing a complementary vision which lightened the material somewhat, and the clever satire, which followed a cheerful insurance man (Carrey) as he slowly realizes that all the people in his life are just actors in a TV show, opened to critical raves. Since the deal for "Truman" came together slo ...more

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	The Truman Show: The Shooting Script 3.90 avg rating — 1,502 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gattaca: The Shooting Script 4.21 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	See The World Beautiful : The Limited Edition by Anne Menke, Tommy Hilfiger (Contributor), Julia Chapin (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I never saved anything for the swim back.”
― Andrew Niccol, Gattaca: The Shooting Script

tags: inspirational

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“I was never more certain of how far away I was from my goal than when I was standing right beside it.”
― Andrew Niccol, Gattaca: The Shooting Script

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“You wanted to know how I did it? That's how I did it, Anton. I never saved anything for the swim back.”
― Andrew Niccol, Gattaca: The Shooting Script

tags: inspirational, science-fiction

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