Movies
Sometimes when we weep in the…
Sometimes when we weep in the movies we weep for ourselves or for a life unlived. Or we even go to the movies because we want to resist the emotion that’s there in front of us. I think there is always a catharsis that I look for and that makes the movie experience worthwhile.
I don’t think movies can ever…
I don’t think movies can ever be too intense, but people have to understand why you’re showing them the things you are showing them.
People go to movies or listen…
People go to movies or listen to music because they want to be inspired.
I have learned the art of…
I have learned the art of filling in your lines with your visuals and your movies and your imagination.
Before I do a movie, I…
Before I do a movie, I watch Meryl Streep movies over and over. It’s not to mimic her. It’s to remind myself to be more committed.
Woody Allen has done some excellent…
Woody Allen has done some excellent serious movies, too, like Crimes And Misdemeanors. Very overlooked movie, I think, and really his best. And currently I like Big Fish!
I think we grew up thinking…
I think we grew up thinking that the funniest things on TV were the old, serious movies. I always liked the Marx Brothers, but the thing that always made us laugh were movies like Zero Hour. That’s what inspired us.
I think that came out of…
I think that came out of watching all those serious movies for all that time. If you watch a movie like Zero Hour, Sterling Hayden is pretty funny, and so are the guys in the cockpit.
I think once we started directing…
I think once we started directing separately – we each have different kinds of interests now, and the kinds of movies we want to do. I wouldn’t hold your breath for that one.
Yes. Otherwise I could have done…
Yes. Otherwise I could have done a lot of Hollywood movies. After Crouching Tiger I got a lot of offers, but I turned them down because they were all victim roles – poor girls sold to America to be a wife or whatever. I know I have the ability to go deeper, to take on [...]
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