I got a nomination for director, which means the world to me; it’s just the most exciting thing for me and my family. You do the good hard work, and the rest of it is something you shouldn’t get too caught up in, but when it happens – boy! I respect it.
David O. Russell Quotes
I think what makes compelling fiction or cinema is when you're basically taking the most intense moments of experience and you're creating a song or a narrative out of it.
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| Birth: | 20th August, 1958 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
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David Owen Russell was born in New York City, New York. He is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early directing career includes the comedy films Spanking the Monkey, Flirting with Disaster, Three Kings and I Heart Huckabees. These films have earned Russell three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, as well as a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for Silver Linings Playbook and a Best Original Screenplay nomination for American Hustle. He received his A.B. degree from Amherst College, where he majored in English and Political Science, in 1981.
