Robert Eggers
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Robert Eggers says
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about Willem Dafoe
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“The hope is that people go in there like, ‘(Expletive), I’m watching a boring Hungarian art-house movie,'” “And then Willem starts farting and there’s a clue that there’s something else going on”
citynews-ca Friday, October 25, 2019 12:52:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers says
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“For me, it was a mea culpa after ‘The Witch,'”
citynews-ca Friday, October 25, 2019 12:52:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers says
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“This is very close to how I imagined it, much more so than ‘The Witch.’ It’s partly because I know what I’m doing more. It’s also partly because I had more money,”
citynews-ca Friday, October 25, 2019 12:52:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers says
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about Willem Dafoe
)
:
“The hope is that people go in there like, ‘(Expletive), I’m watching a boring Hungarian art-house movie,'” “And then Willem starts farting and there’s a clue that there’s something else going on”
seattletimes Friday, October 25, 2019 12:06:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers says
:
“For me, it was a mea culpa after ‘The Witch,'”
seattletimes Friday, October 25, 2019 12:06:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers says
:
“This is very close to how I imagined it, much more so than ‘The Witch.’ It’s partly because I know what I’m doing more. It’s also partly because I had more money,”
seattletimes Friday, October 25, 2019 12:06:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers says
(
about Willem Dafoe
)
:
“The hope is that people go in there like, ‘(Expletive), I’m watching a boring Hungarian art-house movie,'” “And then Willem starts farting and there’s a clue that there’s something else going on”
680news Thursday, October 24, 2019 11:41:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
:
“For me, it was a mea culpa after ‘The Witch,'”
680news Thursday, October 24, 2019 11:41:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
:
“This is very close to how I imagined it, much more so than ‘The Witch.’ It’s partly because I know what I’m doing more. It’s also partly because I had more money,”
680news Thursday, October 24, 2019 11:41:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
(
about Willem Dafoe
)
:
"The hope is that people go in there like, '(Expletive), I'm watching a boring Hungarian art-house movie,'" "And then Willem starts farting and there's a clue that there's something else going on"
beaumontenterprise Thursday, October 24, 2019 11:25:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
:
"For me, it was a mea culpa after 'The Witch,'"
beaumontenterprise Thursday, October 24, 2019 11:25:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
:
"This is very close to how I imagined it, much more so than 'The Witch.' It's partly because I know what I'm doing more. It's also partly because I had more money,"
beaumontenterprise Thursday, October 24, 2019 11:25:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
(
about Willem Dafoe
)
:
"The hope is that people go in there like, '(Expletive), I'm watching a boring Hungarian art-house movie,'" "And then Willem starts farting and there's a clue that there's something else going on"
startribune Thursday, October 24, 2019 11:03:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
:
"For me, it was a mea culpa after 'The Witch,'"
startribune Thursday, October 24, 2019 11:03:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
:
"This is very close to how I imagined it, much more so than 'The Witch.' It's partly because I know what I'm doing more. It's also partly because I had more money,"
startribune Thursday, October 24, 2019 11:03:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
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“Rob, even just the technical blocking stuff was frustrating to him, because he really likes to be spontaneous and likes to surprise the director and obviously his castmates and I think himself,”
citynews-ca Thursday, October 24, 2019 9:02:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
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“There’s been a deficit in films coming to Nova Scotia for tax credit reasons and stuff, so these were the Nova Scotians who decided, ‘I’m going to stick it out and make it work in Nova Scotia and not move to Vancouver and not move to Toronto’ — and they were amazing,”
citynews-ca Thursday, October 24, 2019 9:02:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
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“I’m from New England; they feel like New Englanders only they’re friendly,”
citynews-ca Thursday, October 24, 2019 9:02:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
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“Rob, even just the technical blocking stuff was frustrating to him, because he really likes to be spontaneous and likes to surprise the director and obviously his castmates and I think himself,”
680news Thursday, October 24, 2019 8:16:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
:
“There’s been a deficit in films coming to Nova Scotia for tax credit reasons and stuff, so these were the Nova Scotians who decided, ‘I’m going to stick it out and make it work in Nova Scotia and not move to Vancouver and not move to Toronto’ — and they were amazing,”
680news Thursday, October 24, 2019 8:16:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
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“I’m from New England; they feel like New Englanders only they’re friendly,”
680news Thursday, October 24, 2019 8:16:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
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“He’s a professional — he’s not going to threaten to punch me or anything,”
suntimes Tuesday, October 22, 2019 8:07:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers says
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"barefoot, covered in mud and blood, there's broken china on the floor, it smells like something died in there, and it's freezing,"
usaToday Thursday, October 17, 2019 11:52:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
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“Certainly the movie makes a lot of big choices — grotesque, juvenile, stupid, over-the-top — and we stuck to them,”
bostonglobe Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:37:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers says
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“It was very pre-planned and storyboarded,” “The design of the mermaid’s genitals—based on shark labias—was all planned out, and what we call the ‘seafood salad’ shots, or the writhing tentacles and fish, those were tricky to figure out on the day”
thedailybeast Thursday, October 17, 2019 1:13:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
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“I regret that I’m not able to accept this award in person,” “Thank you so much to the International Federation of Film Critics for this esteemed honour”
dhakatribune Sunday, May 26, 2019 2:02:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers recalls
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"I was doing ADR with Rob and he was like, 'My god, I look like I'm 50 years old,'"
beaumontenterprise Monday, May 20, 2019 9:26:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers said
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"I started researching and decided that I would make mine a period story, unsurprisingly," "I came across a real account of two lighthouse keepers that had the same name, one older and one young, and that inspired the idea of this two-hander about identity that could evolve into something mythological"
beaumontenterprise Monday, May 20, 2019 9:26:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I like striving for the best interpretation of historical accuracy because I feel like that is a very high bar for all of my collaborators to reach," "We know what it is. You're not inventing things, you have clear goals. And I also like transporting an audience to another time and place. With this film, like everything that I've written or tried to write, the atmosphere comes first"
beaumontenterprise Monday, May 20, 2019 9:26:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
“I started researching and decided that I would make mine a period story, unsurprisingly,” “I came across a real account of two lighthouse keepers that had the same name, one older and one young, and that inspired the idea of this two-hander about identity that could evolve into something mythological”
seattletimes Monday, May 20, 2019 12:13:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
“I like striving for the best interpretation of historical accuracy because I feel like that is a very high bar for all of my collaborators to reach,” “We know what it is. You’re not inventing things, you have clear goals. And I also like transporting an audience to another time and place. With this film, like everything that I’ve written or tried to write, the atmosphere comes first”
seattletimes Monday, May 20, 2019 12:13:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers recalls
:
"I was doing ADR with Rob and he was like, 'My god, I look like I'm 50 years old,'"
wsoctv Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:40:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I started researching and decided that I would make mine a period story, unsurprisingly," "I came across a real account of two lighthouse keepers that had the same name, one older and one young, and that inspired the idea of this two-hander about identity that could evolve into something mythological"
wsoctv Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:40:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I like striving for the best interpretation of historical accuracy because I feel like that is a very high bar for all of my collaborators to reach," "We know what it is. You're not inventing things, you have clear goals. And I also like transporting an audience to another time and place. With this film, like everything that I've written or tried to write, the atmosphere comes first"
wsoctv Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:40:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers recalls
:
"I was doing ADR with Rob and he was like, 'My god, I look like I'm 50 years old,'"
kiro7 Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:40:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I started researching and decided that I would make mine a period story, unsurprisingly," "I came across a real account of two lighthouse keepers that had the same name, one older and one young, and that inspired the idea of this two-hander about identity that could evolve into something mythological"
kiro7 Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:40:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I like striving for the best interpretation of historical accuracy because I feel like that is a very high bar for all of my collaborators to reach," "We know what it is. You're not inventing things, you have clear goals. And I also like transporting an audience to another time and place. With this film, like everything that I've written or tried to write, the atmosphere comes first"
kiro7 Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:40:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers recalls
:
"I was doing ADR with Rob and he was like, 'My god, I look like I'm 50 years old,'"
actionnewsjax Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:25:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I started researching and decided that I would make mine a period story, unsurprisingly," "I came across a real account of two lighthouse keepers that had the same name, one older and one young, and that inspired the idea of this two-hander about identity that could evolve into something mythological"
actionnewsjax Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:25:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I like striving for the best interpretation of historical accuracy because I feel like that is a very high bar for all of my collaborators to reach," "We know what it is. You're not inventing things, you have clear goals. And I also like transporting an audience to another time and place. With this film, like everything that I've written or tried to write, the atmosphere comes first"
actionnewsjax Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:25:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers recalls
:
"I was doing ADR with Rob and he was like, 'My god, I look like I'm 50 years old,'"
fox13memphis Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:18:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I started researching and decided that I would make mine a period story, unsurprisingly," "I came across a real account of two lighthouse keepers that had the same name, one older and one young, and that inspired the idea of this two-hander about identity that could evolve into something mythological"
fox13memphis Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:18:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I like striving for the best interpretation of historical accuracy because I feel like that is a very high bar for all of my collaborators to reach," "We know what it is. You're not inventing things, you have clear goals. And I also like transporting an audience to another time and place. With this film, like everything that I've written or tried to write, the atmosphere comes first"
fox13memphis Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:18:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I started researching and decided that I would make mine a period story, unsurprisingly," "I came across a real account of two lighthouse keepers that had the same name, one older and one young, and that inspired the idea of this two-hander about identity that could evolve into something mythological"
newson6 Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:16:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I like striving for the best interpretation of historical accuracy because I feel like that is a very high bar for all of my collaborators to reach," "We know what it is. You're not inventing things, you have clear goals. And I also like transporting an audience to another time and place. With this film, like everything that I've written or tried to write, the atmosphere comes first"
newson6 Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:16:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers recalls
:
"I was doing ADR with Rob and he was like, 'My god, I look like I'm 50 years old,'"
wftv Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:12:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I started researching and decided that I would make mine a period story, unsurprisingly," "I came across a real account of two lighthouse keepers that had the same name, one older and one young, and that inspired the idea of this two-hander about identity that could evolve into something mythological"
wftv Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:12:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I like striving for the best interpretation of historical accuracy because I feel like that is a very high bar for all of my collaborators to reach," "We know what it is. You're not inventing things, you have clear goals. And I also like transporting an audience to another time and place. With this film, like everything that I've written or tried to write, the atmosphere comes first"
wftv Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:12:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I started researching and decided that I would make mine a period story, unsurprisingly," "I came across a real account of two lighthouse keepers that had the same name, one older and one young, and that inspired the idea of this two-hander about identity that could evolve into something mythological"
news9 Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:11:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I like striving for the best interpretation of historical accuracy because I feel like that is a very high bar for all of my collaborators to reach," "We know what it is. You're not inventing things, you have clear goals. And I also like transporting an audience to another time and place. With this film, like everything that I've written or tried to write, the atmosphere comes first"
news9 Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:11:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers recalls
:
"I was doing ADR with Rob and he was like, 'My god, I look like I'm 50 years old,'"
seattlepi Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:09:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I started researching and decided that I would make mine a period story, unsurprisingly," "I came across a real account of two lighthouse keepers that had the same name, one older and one young, and that inspired the idea of this two-hander about identity that could evolve into something mythological"
seattlepi Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:09:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"I like striving for the best interpretation of historical accuracy because I feel like that is a very high bar for all of my collaborators to reach," "We know what it is. You're not inventing things, you have clear goals. And I also like transporting an audience to another time and place. With this film, like everything that I've written or tried to write, the atmosphere comes first"
seattlepi Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:09:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
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"It takes place on a remote and mysterious island off the coast of Maine but there's a way in which it should feel 'once upon a time,'" "Even though it's rusty, dusty, crusty, musty and grounded in reality, it still has some things about it that should feel like a storybook"
thepeninsulaqatar Thursday, May 16, 2019 1:04:00 AM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
“It takes place on a remote and mysterious island off the coast of Maine but there’s a way in which it should feel ‘once upon a time,'” “Even though it’s rusty, dusty, crusty, musty and grounded in reality, it still has some things about it that should feel like a storybook”
seattletimes Saturday, May 11, 2019 9:35:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"It takes place on a remote and mysterious island off the coast of Maine but there's a way in which it should feel 'once upon a time,'" "Even though it's rusty, dusty, crusty, musty and grounded in reality, it still has some things about it that should feel like a storybook"
startribune Saturday, May 11, 2019 9:04:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
“It takes place on a remote and mysterious island off the coast of Maine but there’s a way in which it should feel ‘once upon a time,'” “Even though it’s rusty, dusty, crusty, musty and grounded in reality, it still has some things about it that should feel like a storybook”
ChinaPost Saturday, May 11, 2019 9:02:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
“It takes place on a remote and mysterious island off the coast of Maine but there’s a way in which it should feel ‘once upon a time,'” “Even though it’s rusty, dusty, crusty, musty and grounded in reality, it still has some things about it that should feel like a storybook”
680news Saturday, May 11, 2019 8:56:00 PM EAT
Robert Eggers said
:
"It takes place on a remote and mysterious island off the coast of Maine but there's a way in which it should feel 'once upon a time,'" "Even though it's rusty, dusty, crusty, musty and grounded in reality, it still has some things about it that should feel like a storybook"
miamiherald Saturday, May 11, 2019 8:31:00 PM EAT
Key Titles and Phrases | Count | Lang | Last Seen |
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director | 70.59% | EN | 01/20/201720/01/2017 |
designer | 11.76% | EN | 12/22/201622/12/2016 |
witch production designer | 5.88% | EN | 12/22/201622/12/2016 |
diretor | 5.88% | PT | 06/16/201616/06/2016 |
réalisateur | 5.88% | FR | 06/15/201615/06/2016 |
Names | Lang | Count |
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Robert Eggers | EN | 51.61% |
Robert Eggers | FR | 35.48% |
Robert Eggers | PT | 12.90% |
Type | Entity Name | Count |
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![]() | Robert Pattinson | 3.81% |
![]() | Willem Dafoe | 2.76% |
![]() | Academy Awards | 2.38% |
![]() | Film Independent | 2.10% |
![]() | Independent Spirit Awards | 2.00% |
![]() | Jennifer Lopez | 1.52% |
![]() | Renee Zellweger | 1.52% |
![]() | Adam Sandler | 1.43% |
![]() | Taika Waititi | 1.43% |
![]() | Thor Ragnarok | 1.33% |
![]() | Sony Corporation | 1.24% |
![]() | Toronto Film Festival | 1.24% |
![]() | Taxi Driver | 1.24% |
![]() | Angelina Jolie | 1.24% |
![]() | Naomie Harris | 1.24% |
![]() | Warner Bros | 1.24% |
![]() | Bruce Springsteen | 1.24% |
![]() | Harvey Weinstein | 1.24% |
![]() | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | 1.24% |
![]() | Alfonso Gomez | 1.24% |
![]() | Benedict Cumberbatch | 1.24% |
![]() | Walt Disney | 1.24% |
![]() | Woman | 1.24% |
![]() | Nazi Germany | 1.24% |
![]() | Wonder Woman | 1.24% |
![]() | Weinstein Co | 1.24% |
![]() | Mel Gibson | 1.24% |
![]() | Village Roadshow | 1.24% |
![]() | Michael Shannon | 1.24% |
![]() | Thomas Edison | 1.14% |
Type | Entity Name | Score |
---|---|---|
![]() | Robert Pattinson | 0.0378 |
![]() | Rich Vreeland | 0.0294 |
![]() | Willem Dafoe | 0.0277 |
![]() | Academy Awards | 0.0253 |
![]() | Film Independent | 0.0226 |
![]() | Independent Spirit Awards | 0.0208 |
![]() | Jennifer Lopez | 0.0173 |
![]() | Taika Waititi | 0.0166 |
![]() | Adam Sandler | 0.0163 |
![]() | Josh Welsh | 0.0157 |
![]() | Renee Zellweger | 0.0156 |
![]() | Thor Ragnarok | 0.0137 |
![]() | Bruce Springsteen | 0.0133 |
![]() | Weinstein Co | 0.0132 |
![]() | Village Roadshow | 0.0132 |
![]() | Naomie Harris | 0.0129 |
![]() | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | 0.0129 |
![]() | Taxi Driver | 0.0128 |
![]() | Mel Gibson | 0.0128 |
![]() | Alfonso Gomez | 0.0127 |
![]() | Toronto Film Festival | 0.0126 |
![]() | MALE LEAD | 0.0125 |
![]() | Wonder Woman | 0.0121 |
![]() | Nazi Germany | 0.012 |
![]() | Michael Shannon | 0.012 |
![]() | Walt Disney | 0.0118 |
![]() | Benedict Cumberbatch | 0.0117 |
![]() | George Westinghouse | 0.0115 |
![]() | Angelina Jolie | 0.0114 |
![]() | Zazie Beetz | 0.0111 |


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