JR
JR
NationalityFrench
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth22 February 1983
CountryFrance
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I love telling stories from a kid's point of view because they don't really see all the obstacles in front of them. They're resilient, and sometimes adults can steal that from them.
great saw
I want to see that 'Anita' documentary. I want to see 'Lovelace'; I want to see 'After Midnight,' because I saw the other two and I loved them. I thought the last one was great.
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It's called 'Miles Davis, Prince of Darkness,' and it's about Miles Davis, the genius, and why he was the way he was, and how he changed music so many times. He changed music six times. So, I'm excited about that movie.
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Steve McQueen was the guy who said less, and everything was all behind his words and what he didn't say, and you still felt emotionally connected and rooted behind him.
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In my mid-20s, I was directing episodes of 'Alfred Hitchcock' and 'Peter Gunn.' I was pretty much on course and - as I sometimes joke - was prepared to devote my life to become the second best film director in my family.
food love
I love food, man! If it doesn't eat me first, I'll pretty much eat it.