Taylor Swift Discusses Directing With Mike Mills At Tribeca

Over the weekend, Taylor Swift appeared at the Tribeca Film Festival.

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She hosted a small screening of her “All Too Well” short film.

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The short film featured “Stranger Things” actress Sadie Sink and “Teen Wolf” star Dylan O’Brien.

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Taylor sat down with Mike Mills in front of a live audience to talk about directing.

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Pals Blake Likely and Ryan Reynolds were spotted in the front row.

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Taylor said that directing was hard because “I don’t know” isn’t a valid answer and she has to make so many decisions.

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Mills disagreed, saying directors don’t always have to come up with the right answer all the time.

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“Maybe that’s just being a female director,” Taylor replied, to which Mills said, “Word.”

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That being said, Taylor indicated that she would “love to” spend more time behind the camera.

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