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My films can be considered political action against the tyranny of good taste.
Some call me director, producer, filmmaker. I prefer to call myself pube-king.
It isn't enough to shock. It's easy to shock. Real surprise is what I'm after.
Listen, whatever makes the movie better. That's the attitude you have to have.
I'm a big admirer of S21, and I really also like Rithy Panh's work in general.
The urge to purge the material I come up with is, I guess, an ongoing process.
The director is the channel through which a motion picture reaches the screen.
I was disappointed that 'Tangled' didn't get nominated for Best Animated Film.
I am an unusual Irishman. I'm probably Ireland's third most famous Jewish son.
'Dhoka,' I think, is not just meant for Pakistan and India but for South Asia.
Well, I always run the risk of falling on my face, which has in fact happened.
There are times when you have to face your enemies, sit down and deal with it.
The real truth, I thought, in terms of what faith is and what Christianity is.
I love gentiles. In fact, on of my favorite activities is Protestant spotting.
There's an army story in me, and I think there's a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
Christianity is not primarily about lifestyle change; it is about knowing God.
I knew the beginning and the end – I just had to dream up a convincing middle.
I'm less comfortable making American movies because I don't know them so well.
Two things revolutionised life: Moving to the countryside, and falling in love
Two things revolutionised life: moving to the countryside and falling in love.
Almost any movie, no matter how original, is borrowing from some other movies.
I am sure I am one of 2000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.
I've read all of Sarah Waters's novels which have been translated into Korean.
As I have got older and become a father, there's less and less time for films.
Now, it's almost impossible to go out and do a film about a new form of music.
Painting is the supreme form of expression; you don't need to 'read' painting.
I totally have no love for that whole romance for that Antebellum time period.
You know what the funniest thing about Europe is? It's the little differences.
Just live in the moment and not be afraid to try things out and make mistakes.
The idea is to remain in a state of constant departure, while always arriving.
In a sea of stories, find the right one to tell, and the right way to tell it.
It's luck that one thing works out and one doesn't, it's sort of happenstance.
I get so used to working with writers that my prime occupation is development.
What's interesting to me about Moses isn't the big stuff that everybody knows.
Audiences are smarter than ever; they know if filmmakers cheat an environment.
The history of the white man in India really jumped up and bit me in the neck.
I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle. I'm playing.
Shooting action is very, very meticulous, it's increments, tiny little pieces.
You are my Guardian Angel, Maddy,” a voice said, but it was far away from her.
I was really into writing short fiction and also photography when I was a kid.
I admit that some of my ideas may have turned out to be pessimistic in nature.
I'll be vilified if I shoot a film in Toronto for New York. And rightfully so!
Private Joker is silly and he's ignorant but he's got guts and guts is enough.
I don't get nervous talking about my films, but if I'm the subject, it's hard.
I have trouble working off things that are too preconceived, like storyboards.
I think a lot of kids feel alone and slightly isolated and in their own world.
If I'd said, 'I'm going to be a director,' it probably wouldn't have happened.
After 'Superstar,' I was encouraged. I felt audiences wanted to be challenged.
I value what I learned from being cast in the margins and what that felt like.
If a lot of people love each other, the world would be a better place to live.