James Gray
James Gray
'Apocalypse Now' does not alienate us or deconstruct itself. In fact, it welcomes us in.
english few movies obsession romantic
There are very few movies in English about romantic obsession told with a seriousness of purpose.
happen watching
Wait, this could really happen to me. There's no one watching out for us.
crack creep door fear meant remember terror
I remember as a little kid, I would always feel comfortable if the light in the crack of my parents' door was on at night. When it went off, that meant they were asleep. Then that terror and the fear of being by myself started to creep in.
directly emotional honestly project sounds work
I know this sounds phony, but I don't start out on a project going, 'I'm going to make an emotional work,' you know what I mean? You try to tell the story directly and honestly and with passion.
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.
acting becoming critical interest jobs love pursuing whatsoever
I have no interest whatsoever in pursuing acting or becoming a mogul. I love writing and directing; I see those two jobs as the most critical in the making of a film.
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Clearly there is a pattern of deceit, ... He (Brewer) crafted his story to try to imply James Byrd was dead before they started dragging him.
disorders host jews
I am an Ashkenazi Jew, and there are a whole host of genetic disorders that only Ashkenazi Jews have. I don't know if you know this, but 16 or 17 disorders that we carry the gene for.
I have no athletic skills whatsoever. I'm just literally incompetent.
I'm telling you, every film I've ever made has been hated by the U.K. critics.
children
I don't think my parents told me enough how the world doesn't really care about me. I think it's important to tell children that the world doesn't really care about you. You have to fight to be heard.
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.
films hundred million people
I continually marvel at people who can make films that reach five hundred million people. How do you do that? Everybody's different - I don't know how that works.