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Alex Winter is a versatile American actor, director, and writer. With a career spanning decades, Alex has successfully portrayed diverse roles in film and television. Known for his iconic role as Bill S. Preston, Esq. in the cult classic "Bill & Ted" films, Alex has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide. His talent and dedication have earned him critical acclaim, including prestigious awards for his exceptional performances. Beyond acting, Alex has ventured into directing and screenwriting, showcasing his creative genius behind the camera. With his vast experience and undying passion for the entertainment industry, he continues to impress fans and industry professionals alike. Explore the captivating world of Alex Winter and be captivated by his extraordinary talent.

My favorite favorites are people like Bunuel, Fellini and Charlie Chaplin.

- Alex Winter

I'm really influenced by so many different things.

- Alex Winter

The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything that makes them worthwhile in order to get them made - and that's a tricky balance.

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The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.

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I direct a lot of TV commercials and music videos.

- Alex Winter

The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris, like Alien had a lot of things that are similar, although it's also got the horror element.

- Alex Winter

Same thing, like my commercials are often times really funny because I tend to find 30 seconds is a really good amount of time to tell a joke.

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That's kind of the weird thing that M. Night Shyamalan has sort of unleashed upon the world is this need for every movie to have these ridiculous endings.

- Alex Winter

I get very driven by certain themes and ideas.

- Alex Winter

But it is funny, because I saw Unbreakable recently and it's a strange movie, I didn't mind it, and it's got some interesting things going on.

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Coppola has problems getting financing, so why should I not have problems getting financing.

- Alex Winter

Certain remakes are great. Carpenter's The Thing is better than the original.

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I actually did use to sell shoes.

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I just like movies that somehow expose the world in a way that's different than you imagine it.

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I'm one of the few people who really like Eyes Wide Shut.

- Alex Winter

I think movies are good for getting into dream states or exploring weird alternate states of thinking.

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After living in LA for 8 years, I sort of wanted a change, but there's not much production in New York, which is where I primarily live, so I just sort of drifted over to London.

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With Fever, the film was so made for the screen, and there's so much surround sound that was done for the film - enormous detail paid to that. I wasn't thinking video, because I didn't know how it was going to turn out.

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I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.

- Alex Winter

Hitchcock had to fight to the death to make his movies.

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Like I said about Freaked, people tend to find these films, and I think that in the end the cool thing about a movie is that it can be sort of burnt temporarily, but then it's burnt into the fabric of your culture.

- Alex Winter

The film, even when we were making it in that budget range, which was really a coup - we got it made because we pitched it to the studio head, Joe Roth.

- Alex Winter

I really love sort of classical cinema where people were telling stories with very little dialogue, and people were using the camera in a really interesting way.

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I'm not trying to be some kind of underground renegade.

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They're innocent movies, and they're fun movies and there were no pretensions about 'em.

- Alex Winter

I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.

- Alex Winter

It's hard for a hit to be bad for your career.

- Alex Winter