James Gray
James Gray
formed hard run taste
It's hard to run away from who you are, and when your taste is formed is a very important thing.
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I feel that The American Dream is this fallacy that you come to the United States and win lotto. That's a disservice to The American Dream because the American Dream is worth striving for. And it's not easy.
formal limits though understanding uses
His work, though formal and precise, displays an exceptional understanding of the limits and uses of formalism and precision.
willing
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.
melodrama people
Melodrama and melodramatic are not the same thing, and often people make the mistake of confusing the two.
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I suppose I'm always trying to break down the wall between my characters and myself. I'm trying to make the film as expressive and personal as I can, even if I can't explain, for example, how important it is for me to be Jewish.
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needed to do something dramatic in order to gain in their warped world respect for his newly formed gang.
although looked
I'm not a website guy, although I'm not a Luddite, either. I have looked at a computer, but I don't go to PopSugar and Goop and all that.
knew took
The first movie, I was 23; I thought I knew everything, but my ego soon took an irrevocable blow.
audience best both cannes experience narrative
At least in America, the narrative is I'm a Cannes favorite. But, in fact, I've had my best experience in Venice, both with the audience and the jury.
films themes using
There's never really been a tradition of making films about Jewish themes or using Judaism as a constant.
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My grandparents used to tell me stories about their trip to Ellis Island from Russia and life on the Lower East Side of New York.
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Obviously you can't commit a crime this heinous unless you've got a lot of hate and anger in your heart,
certain messy
At a certain point, you have to kind of realize that greatness is a messy thing.