Gary Ross Quotes

United States, Screenwriter
November 3, 1956

Gary Ross (born November 3, 1956) is an American film director, writer, producer, and author. He is best known for writing and directing the fantasy comedy-drama film Pleasantville (1998), the sports drama film Seabiscuit (2003), and the sci-fi action film The Hunger Games (2012). He also wrote the screenplay for the fantasy comedy film Big (1988) and the political comedy film Dave (1993). Ross has been nominated for four Academy Awards.

Also known as Film Director, Film Producer, Writer

I know you want it to stay pleasant around here, but - there are so many things … that are so much better. Like silly, or sexy, or dangerous … or brief. And every one of those things is in you all the time, if you just have the guts to look for them.

Gary Ross
- Time
- Sexy
- Silly
Writing is all about the preservation of your own voice. So if you give that voice away by guessing what you think and you think and you think as you go, you’ll have less to say and then it’ll go away completely!

Gary Ross
- Writing

Huck and - and the slave.... they … they were going up the river, trying to get free…. and - in trying to get free … they see that they're sort of free already…

Gary Ross
- Up
- Trying
- Free
He was a small horse, barely fifteen hands. He was hurting, too. There was a limp in his walk, a wheezing when he breathed. Smith didn't pay attention to that, he was looking the horse in the eye.

Gary Ross
- Small
- Attention
- Horse