James Gray
James Gray
carried genetic goddess jewish passed positive three type
My wife and I had been to the genetic counselor; my wife is not Jewish - she's the shiksha goddess type - and was negative for everything. But I was positive. I carried the gene for three genetic disorders, which, if she had been positive for, we would have passed down to the child.
beauty continue craft work
I think storytelling is a thing of beauty, and also very difficult. It's a craft you have to continue to work at.
feeling guess obsession social stems thinks wife
My wife thinks I have an obsession with social class. So I guess I have an obsession with social class. It probably stems from feeling like an outcast.
attract dramatic media needed
needed to do something dramatic that would attract media attention.
consistent devils faces hate monster skulls somebody
Devils and monster faces and skulls and things like that are pretty consistent with somebody having a lot of hate in their hearts,
facts point prove
All I can do is point out what the facts are, ... All I want to do is prove he was bad, he's racist and did it and is going to do other things in the future.
films love money
I would love it if my films made a lot of money, and may I say that 'The Yards' is the only one that's lost money.
actress capture certain essence finger
It's very difficult to put your finger on why a certain actor or actress will capture your attention, and you'll think they're right for a role. There's an essence to a person.
burned gets home leave
All I can say is sometimes home gets burned into your occipital lobe, and it can't leave you, and there's always that longing.
directed hopefully larger narrative
The actor always must be in the scene, not above the scene. To communicate any larger ideas is my problem; it's how the narrative is constructed and directed that hopefully does it.
concept filmmakers property studio system work
The system is not really particularly amenable to filmmakers who write and direct their own work. It's much more about the studio already having a property that has a marketable concept and then hiring the director on board.
arrived ellis people worst
At Ellis Island, I mean, you didn't go there if you arrived in first class. It was only the poorest, the people in the worst shape.
comedies romantic
Americans have always been excellent at making romantic comedies - but dramatically, we don't really try to do it.
disservice emotion mean means misused terrible word
The word 'operatic' is often misused to mean over the top, where someone is over-emoting. And that does a terrible disservice because 'operatic' to me means a commitment and a belief to the emotion of the moment that is sincere.