Gritty Atmosphere Quotes

'Falling Skies' was mostly night work in winter in Toronto. It was cold and wet, and we were filthy.

I didn't expect anything crazy to happen from 'True Detective.'

My favorite dark comedy, which is also one of my favorite films of all time, is 'After Hours.' I've seen 'After Hours' as much as almost any film I've ever seen in my life; I've watched it dozens of times, and I still watch it once a year. I still get a thrill out of it every time I see it.

I find industrial cities exciting. I like their toughness.

I will meet you in the dirtiest city you can dream of. We will drink cocktails so sweet they pucker our cheeks, as we perch on cracked leather bar stools. I will buy you plates of calcium and protein and we will run through the streets in excellent danger.

I remember the old Times Square from when I was younger, and there was a seedy thrill to it. Some of that is gone, which I have a little bit of nostalgia for.

That's what's interesting about the Lower East Side: It's New York, but it's also edgy. It's not as stuffy as Tribeca or Soho.

There's something about Detroit, man: there's a serious vibe there. It could be that blue-collar, working-class-mentality person who lives out there. There's just something about it. It reminds me of Alaska. Texas has the same thing. Detroit is a little heavier than both.

Brooklyn just got that energy to me that's so hip-hop and so New York City. You know, New York City is the grittiest city in the world.

I love the French detective series 'Spiral.' It's quite brutal to watch, but I'm already hooked.

Nobody has shot a strip club in black and white in a long time.

'Southland' is very real; it's not about who found the hair in the bed. There are procedural aspects to it, but it's not about that.

On 'City Music', I wanted there to be grit, and I wanted it to be loose, and I wanted there to be mistakes.

I would love to go to smaller places in the UK such as Manchester and Liverpool and play there. It's much more intimate; you got to get down and gritty, getting closer to the people.