I had the standard movie geek childhood, because for as long as I can remember, all I wanted to do was make movies.
Movies either work or they don't work and they're either funny or they're not and we work very hard. To achieve that kind of work is really kind of delicate stitching.
I don't have a lot of patience for boring arthouse movies.
I don't think the competition's so rough, within the majority of movies made in Hollywood.
My sense is, I think it's okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career.
I think movies have much more magic than the theater. Theater can be a magical experience, but movies thrust their subjectivity on you in a more profound way.
I grew up in L.A., and I don't think I've seen L.A. onscreen in a way that felt real to me. There are definitely movies, but they are few and far between.
I want to see as many movies as I can and I covet a lot of weird influential movies.
I find playwriting really painful. I love it, or I wouldn't do it, but I don't love the theater as much as I love movies.
Back in the '70s, like one of my favorite movies ever was 'The Bad News Bears', and that was a kids' movie, but I don't think of it that way. I think of it as just a great movie because Walter Matthau...
I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think it's really hard to sit and watch actors do something live and have it not go well.
I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays.
I guess I watch movies to make myself happier a lot.
What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women are. We don't treasure women as they get older.
There's some movies I watch, they're kind of like my anti-anxiety pill, my anti-depressant pill. I watch them at least once or twice a month probably. And I never stop learning from them as a filmmake...
James Cameron has always been way ahead of the curve in terms of the use of technology in his movies.
When everything gets answered, it's fake.
In my opinion, there are two things that can absolutely not be carried to the screen: the realistic presentation of the sexual act and praying to God.
Reading, for me, is like this: consumptive, pleasing, calming, as much as edifying. It's how I feel after a good dinner. That's why I do it so often: It feels wonderful. The book is mind and I insert...
I really, sincerely believe that one should trust the work, and not the author.
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