Movie Context Quotes

I'm a fan of the western genre. When I see a character actor, I see a whole movie behind a scene before and after. There's a whole other movie behind it.

I think Sin City is a good example. Nobody would accuse Sin City of being historically inaccurate because it takes place in modern times.

Steve Wozniak admittedly would never like say the things he said to Steve Jobs [in the movie] in the context that he said them.

Uhm, I'm the one wanting the lessons! I don't want to say too much about it because I'd rather have you see the movie, but he's trying to find his music.

To be half-naked for a Greek mythology movie, it's a piece of art. You know, there's nothing vulgar in there.

'Deer Hunter' is a movie; it is not an attempt to write history.

The reality is that each movie has got to be seen in its own light.

'Swingers' was always set in another world.

I think I can do whatever I want with fiction, but the more documentary it is, the better it will be because that's what I'm good at. I'm good at observing people's behavior and putting these unspoken things into movie contexts in ways that other people can sometimes miss.

I like having associations with locations beyond their meaning for the specific movie.

Any jokes I make I try to make sure it's on story and helps the characters and makes sense with the movie.

I felt like I was betraying my family. But I knew that trying to explain my emotions in a movie like this was more important than leaving them unspoken.