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I'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14, someone told me that it was called directing.
I'm usually trying to react to what the actors are coming up with. And then the environment, and then the story.
I always try to make films in such a way that it's hard to imagine how they came to be, or where they came from.
One of the Baathists once told me, "If you're not careful, I'll have you put away," and those words meant death.
There is a hugely underserved population out there... those who are the least capable of paying pay the highest.
I'm just not willing to give up on myself. If I'm going to fail, then I want to fail to the limits of my talent.
When you speak about generosity, about something good we have inside ourselves, you're speaking to the majority.
What a thrill. You know you've entered new territory when you realise that your outfit cost more than your film.
If you're not sure you could love your children, please don't have them, because they might grow up and kill us.
As a director, you just have to kind of like just get through the first project before starting on the next one.
I believe every time you film anybody, you create reality with that person - whether it's fiction or nonfiction.
I've always admired Bruce Lee for his trailblazing efforts opening doors for Asians in entertainment and beyond.
Black people are experiencing a systemic disadvantage, and it goes back to slavery, which was not that long ago.
It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't.
There are certain tenets set in place for all different types on genres. For thrillers, women usually die first.
My favorite film is 'The Shining,' mostly because it was the film that inspired me to become a filmmaker myself.
I love comedies, and I like sometimes comedies have a tendency to get a bit lazy. 'The Other Guys' was not lazy.
I think predictability has become the rule and I'm completely the opposite -- I like spectators to be disturbed.
I came from a background of photography so I look at details and visuals, and I see things in pictures or signs.
I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction.
The dumber people are, the more they feel the need for a broad set of shoulders they can lay their head against.
I still think that luck is what a lot of the good things come from. It's simply the luck of where you are, when.
Communists love to make films about composers, because composers compose music and don't talk subversive things.
That day I carried the dream around like a full glass of water, moving gracefully so I would not lose any of it.
It was a small thing, but it was a thing, and things have a way of either dying or growing, and it wasn’t dying.
I alwyas want to try and create new looks and new things, but equally scary, hopefully. But a new kind of style.
I think the idea was to make a horror film that became a science-fiction film with a lot of melodramatic tropes.
A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment.
But I won't work with the exact same crew film after film because I feel the work would get a little complacent.
There's a film you write, there's a film you shoot, and there's a film that you cut - and they're all different.
I actually enjoyed the struggles that we had trying to shape 'Blood', to get the pacing right, the rhythm of it.
You can't just shoot your way out of every scenario in 'Resident Evil' games. You have to use your intelligence.
Decline III, I funded myself, from the studio money. That, and I sold a lot of drugs. Kidding. Don't print that.
Forty-eight frames per second is a way, way better way to look at 3D. It's so much more comfortable on the eyes.
Once the film is out and a lot of people are seeing it, it becomes almost owned by the cinemagoers of the world.
It's really exciting. It's really exciting when you do a piece of work, and people like it, and it gets noticed.
I've never used High Definition video, never, ever, ever, ever, ever. And I never will. I can't stand that crap.
I will never do 'Pulp Fiction 2,' but having said that, I could very well do other movies with these characters.
Well, once I did 'Grease,' everyone was offering me studio pictures in a similar vein - you know, popcorn movie.
There's a big film industry in Egypt, and quite a big one in Syria, and there's a big Muslim community in Paris.
They say, 'TV is not a captive audience,' but it definitely is. You can easily switch off the bloody television.
Oddly enough, I find it quite engaging to be working with a female when I'm directing. It's kind of interesting.
A lot of people who watch DVDs are people who are interested in, if not moviemaking, then creativity in general.
["2012"] it was really more about the subject matter, and to do a modern retelling of Noah's Ark, a flood story.
I think it gets overused and tossed around in ways that aren't true. Every impressive achievement is not genius.
My father told me to dress to reflect the respect you have for the people around you. I've never forgotten that.
I respect the audience's intelligence a lot, and that's why I don't try to go for the lowest common denominator.
Like all independent movies, the first thing you're looking for is a name actor who will justify your financing.
My father had many, many veterans over to the house, and the older I got the more I appreciated their sacrifice.
When my children were born, I made the choice I wanted them to be raised as Jews and to have a Jewish education.