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Cary Fukunaga Quotes

I do want to direct a movie from horseback one day Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe happiness comes out of material gain, for sure Picture Quote #1

It’s rare that you can promote a love story and feel fear in a film Picture Quote #1

I was a big history buff as a teenager Picture Quote #1

I have tremendous faith that there will be greater films to come Picture Quote #1

I want to have a nice country home one day, yeah Picture Quote #1

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Ed Norton is probably one of the smartest people I’ve ever met Picture Quote #1

I like characters that make choices and try to drive their own fate Picture Quote #1

The problem with being a writer/director: unless you’re really disciplined, you start adding projects, and you have to make time to make them. Because you have to write them... no one else is writing them for me Picture Quote #1

To be straight, I was kind of a dork, and in order to fulfill the creative fires burning inside me, I participated vigorously as a Civil War re-enactor through most of my teenage years, traveling across the country to participate in large scale reenactments - grandiose plays enacted by over weight history buffs and war enthusiasts alike Picture Quote #1

City of God’ and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ are both films that I really like, but they are stylistically the opposite of what I wanted to do Picture Quote #1

I’ll definitely say that, before film school, I didn’t have much of a film-history background. I didn’t know much about classic cinema Picture Quote #1

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Going from having an Atari to a laptop changed everything. It allows me to work anywhere I want and send my work home - I can work anywhere in the world Picture Quote #1

Collaboration sometimes causes conflict, and sometimes it’s easy, but the bringing together of great minds only adds Picture Quote #1

Casting directors I don’t think are the best in Mexico at street casting. Whereas, I think, in New York and in L.A., that’s more common; not so in Mexico. So it’s up to you as a director in a lot of ways to go out and do that Picture Quote #1

My ideas tend to be either really big in terms of like, the logistics, or really small Picture Quote #1

I enjoy setting the scene and coming up with interesting frames. ‘True Detective’ was a very hands-on set Picture Quote #1

I think I have this field around me that makes electronics work bad. It’s not like an entropy thing; it happens very quickly Picture Quote #1

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It’s easy to make something avant garde. To do something in the traditional way is much more brave in the sense that you’re - your technique is so much more exposed because there’s not all this flashy stuff to distract the viewer Picture Quote #1

I definitely pay attention to details. I think one of the hardest things about making a movie is that it can be scrutinized over and over again. If anything just isn’t right, it’s going to take you out of the film Picture Quote #1

I used to always make art for girls. That was the thing I did for girls to like me. I did portraits, drawings, letters that formed outlines of significant things in our relationship. Art. I just used art in general. It usually worked Picture Quote #1

I think about a Richard Avedon photo series, the kind of faces he gets of real people, which I find so captivating. Fellini was also great in filling his films with this ambiance, this environment, sometimes chaotic and carnival-like, but people’s faces were always amazing Picture Quote #1

Getting back in the directors chair - there’s a sense of like doing something every year. It’s not like riding a bike, you’re always learning new things, you’re gonna face new challenges and when you face new challenges you’ll have an answer for them Picture Quote #1

I wrote my first script, which was 50 pages, at age 15. It was about two brothers in love with the same nurse while they’re convalescing in a Civil War hospital Picture Quote #1

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When you know you have a certain amount of work to finish, you just don’t allow yourself to get sick again Picture Quote #1

You work with the communities to make films. And you just don’t go in and take over their territory Picture Quote #1

The anticipation-speculation that comes with a weekly schedule is a double-edged sword. Because people have more time to talk about things, some crazy ideas get a lot of attention Picture Quote #1

My dad is from Japanese descent, my mom is from Swedish descent and, through marriages and divorces, a pretty multicultural family - a lot of Spanish speakers in the family Picture Quote #1

Tom Hooper had done ‘John Adams,’ and David Lynch did ‘Twin Peaks.’ I figured I could do eight hours of television, and I wanted to Picture Quote #1

Writing, for me, is an inherent part of understanding the material on a deeper level Picture Quote #1

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I do want to direct a movie from horseback one day (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) I don’t believe happiness comes out of material gain, for sure (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) It’s rare that you can promote a love story and feel fear in a film (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) I was a big history buff as a teenager (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) I have tremendous faith that there will be greater films to come (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) I want to have a nice country home one day, yeah (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) Ed Norton is probably one of the smartest people I’ve ever met (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) I like characters that make choices and try to drive their own fate (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) The problem with being a writer/director: unless you’re really disciplined, you start adding projects, and you have to make time to make them. Because you have to write them... no one else is writing them for me. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) To be straight, I was kind of a dork, and in order to fulfill the creative fires burning inside me, I participated vigorously as a Civil War re-enactor through most of my teenage years, traveling across the country to participate in large scale reenactments - grandiose plays enacted by over weight history buffs and war enthusiasts alike. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) City of God’ and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ are both films that I really like, but they are stylistically the opposite of what I wanted to do. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) I’ll definitely say that, before film school, I didn’t have much of a film-history background. I didn’t know much about classic cinema. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) Going from having an Atari to a laptop changed everything. It allows me to work anywhere I want and send my work home - I can work anywhere in the world. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) Collaboration sometimes causes conflict, and sometimes it’s easy, but the bringing together of great minds only adds. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) Casting directors I don’t think are the best in Mexico at street casting. Whereas, I think, in New York and in L.A., that’s more common; not so in Mexico. So it’s up to you as a director in a lot of ways to go out and do that. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) My ideas tend to be either really big in terms of like, the logistics, or really small (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) I enjoy setting the scene and coming up with interesting frames. ‘True Detective’ was a very hands-on set. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) I think I have this field around me that makes electronics work bad. It’s not like an entropy thing; it happens very quickly. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) It’s easy to make something avant garde. To do something in the traditional way is much more brave in the sense that you’re - your technique is so much more exposed because there’s not all this flashy stuff to distract the viewer. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) I definitely pay attention to details. I think one of the hardest things about making a movie is that it can be scrutinized over and over again. If anything just isn’t right, it’s going to take you out of the film. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) I used to always make art for girls. That was the thing I did for girls to like me. I did portraits, drawings, letters that formed outlines of significant things in our relationship. Art. I just used art in general. It usually worked. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) I think about a Richard Avedon photo series, the kind of faces he gets of real people, which I find so captivating. Fellini was also great in filling his films with this ambiance, this environment, sometimes chaotic and carnival-like, but people’s faces were always amazing. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) Getting back in the directors chair - there’s a sense of like doing something every year. It’s not like riding a bike, you’re always learning new things, you’re gonna face new challenges and when you face new challenges you’ll have an answer for them. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) I wrote my first script, which was 50 pages, at age 15. It was about two brothers in love with the same nurse while they’re convalescing in a Civil War hospital. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) When you know you have a certain amount of work to finish, you just don’t allow yourself to get sick again (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) You work with the communities to make films. And you just don’t go in and take over their territory. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) The anticipation-speculation that comes with a weekly schedule is a double-edged sword. Because people have more time to talk about things, some crazy ideas get a lot of attention. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) My dad is from Japanese descent, my mom is from Swedish descent and, through marriages and divorces, a pretty multicultural family - a lot of Spanish speakers in the family. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) Tom Hooper had done ‘John Adams,’ and David Lynch did ‘Twin Peaks.’ I figured I could do eight hours of television, and I wanted to. (Cary Fukunaga Quotes) Writing, for me, is an inherent part of understanding the material on a deeper level (Cary Fukunaga Quotes)

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