James Gray
James Gray
anger commit crime hate obviously unless
Obviously you can't commit a crime this heinous unless you've got a lot of hate and anger in your heart,
ellis
My grandparents, they came through Ellis Island in 1923, and you know, I'd heard all the stories.
himself sees
He sees himself as a real hero, a star,
concepts mood narrative personal start
I start with a mood or an idea that comes from a personal place emotionally, and the narrative concepts come much later.
astronauts mental suffered trauma walked
If you read about the astronauts who went to the moon - the 12 who walked on it, and the others who orbited - all suffered serious mental trauma of one kind or another.
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James Byrd at the time he was chained at the back of the pickup truck was alive, ... Not only was he alive, he was conscious at the time, and he was using his elbows and his body in any way he could to keep his head and shoulders away from the pavement.
facts pleased stayed
They stayed with the facts, and we're very pleased with it,
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It's weird, because American films in the 1930s and '40s, particularly melodramas, were made for woman, from Bette Davis to Joan Crawford to Barbara Stanwyck to Katherine Hepburn, and for some reason we've taken a step backward in this sense.
humor
The key to humor is often self-loathing or sarcasm. In a sense, that's how self-loathing is made palatable.
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.
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.
inherently itself lends love romantic state
The state of being in love is so inherently preposterous. It usually lends itself to romantic comedy. I think we've all been there.
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The ending shot of 'Queen Christina' with Greta Garbo is amazing. She's at the head of the ship, and she's been through so much, and the camera gets so close to her face. That really sticks out for me.