JR
JR
NationalityFrench
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth22 February 1983
CountryFrance
sports
I'm not in this sport to say a guy can beat me.
sports
I'm not in this sport to take punishment.
boy cub encouraged found later liked love nature urged
My father also encouraged my love of nature. He urged me to become a Cub Scout, and later a Boy Scout, and I found I really liked being outdoors.
people turn winter
People don't want to give up their SUVs. They don't want to turn the thermostat down in the winter and up in the summer.
certainty
Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.
trying
It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.
eating felt food labor love
Food was a labor of love you felt by cooking it and eating it.
bringing family food metaphor realized
I realized that food was actually a metaphor for bringing us all together. It's about us communicating and being like family.
men niro robert shoot
I shoot a lot of film - that's one of the things I try to do, and it's one of the things I learned how to do with Robert De Niro on 'Men of Honor.'
business deluded
I'm in this business to make films, not get deluded by the system. The system is set up to give you a headache.
hard movies
Sometimes I get into the movies and into the roles; it's hard for me to move on.
aunts mom six watched women
There was a group of six women in my household. My mom, aunts and grandma. I watched them in the kitchen.
connect guys knew stories types
These guys at Fox knew that as a filmmaker, I could always tell different types of stories and each can emotionally connect to a universal audience.
along crew filmmakers great socialize sundance
Filmmakers are always in a bubble; along with our crew or writer, we don't really get to socialize with other filmmakers, so the great thing about Sundance is you can see many other filmmakers doing the same thing you do.