Cary Fukunaga (Cary Joji Fukunaga) Quotes
Even on my films, I always collaborate with the actors. That's a given. I think you need that. You need the actors to feel as much ownership of the performance and the direction of the story as you do, to get the most out of everyone's potential.
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I get offers all the time from film makers, but they are unknown quantities. I don't go there and do experiments.
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The entertainment medium of film is particularly tuned to the present imaginations of people at large. A lot of fiction is intensely nostalgic.
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Film has always been a really good tool for me to communicate emotion about why I create a collection. I'm probably one of the first designers to make short films.
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The film depends on the audience's belief in this relationship.
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Female characters in literature are full. They're messy: they've got runny noses and burp and belch. Unfortunately, in film, female characters don't often have that kind of richness.
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Compared with other Indian film composers, I only write about six movies a year. Others write up to 60.
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I've only used my own voice about four times on film.
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When I do a horror or a fantasy film it all boils down to something in the script that surprises me. It could be a big thing or a small moment. If it's there I'll do it.
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A film has its own life and takes its own time.
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When you're struggling to get a feature film off the ground, there's no big overarching tenure plan or anything like that.
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I was actually sacked from my first job. It was at a workshop for a short film this poet had written, about when she used to work in a strip club. After the first week, I was told not to come back.
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I want to do theatre and film and direct my own things and develop.
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I don't listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music.
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I love to watch low-budget indie artsy films, but I do also love the big blockbuster things. I would love to do that one day, do a Marvel film. That would be really great.
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I'm Method trained. How is this character like me? What does she think of her mother? What does her mother think of her? It's like construction, and then, yes, you hope you're talented and that the universe aligns and captures the kind of laborer's work you've done and whatever else sprinkles down on you, and it's all caught on film or onstage.
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Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller.
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I wouldn't feel right wearing clothes covering my body.
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I feel like there's a lot of rappers that could out-rap me and I wouldn't want to face any of them.
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[Elijah Wood] is a really fully-rounded, amazing human being, and I feel incredibly lucky, especially given how closely we have to work together.
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I have no problems with the NC-17 rating. I want more NC-17 films. More adult cinema!
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It's rare for the studios to find a filmmaker who wants to make a family film. To find someone that has an idea, embraces it, has kids and wants to make something exciting - well, they don't see that too often.
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Even on my films, I always collaborate with the actors. That's a given. I think you need that. You need the actors to feel as much ownership of the performance and the direction of the story as you do, to get the most out of everyone's potential.
