I tell the actors that the biggest gift they can give me is to fail. And that the second gift they can give me is to surprise me.
I love crosscut parallel storytelling, like we did in Blue Valentine. I love how Alejandro González Iñárritu has done it, and Quentin Tarantino, and … - Derek Cianfrance
I love crosscut parallel storytelling, like we did in Blue Valentine. I love how Alejandro González Iñárritu has done it, and Quentin Tarantino, and …
- Derek Cianfrance
I always say writing is like dreaming, shooting is like living, and editing is like murder, because you take all these gifts that actors give you, an… - Derek Cianfrance
I always say writing is like dreaming, shooting is like living, and editing is like murder, because you take all these gifts that actors give you, an…
It happens sometimes that when someone has a camera, they change; sometimes they change for the better. - Derek Cianfrance
It happens sometimes that when someone has a camera, they change; sometimes they change for the better.
Sidney Lumet is one of my favorite filmmakers. I feel like his approach to filmmaking was always so human. He was always making movies about the peop… - Derek Cianfrance
Sidney Lumet is one of my favorite filmmakers. I feel like his approach to filmmaking was always so human. He was always making movies about the peop…
There's one rule that I have on my movies, which is that anything that you want to do, you can do. But! There's a flip side to that, which is that an… - Derek Cianfrance
There's one rule that I have on my movies, which is that anything that you want to do, you can do. But! There's a flip side to that, which is that an…
From making documentaries all these years, it doesn't feel right to lead someone. In narratives, I'm always trying to shoot as though it's really hap… - Derek Cianfrance
From making documentaries all these years, it doesn't feel right to lead someone. In narratives, I'm always trying to shoot as though it's really hap…
I've had to cut my mom out of a movie before - it's ruthless, editing. But it's also so necessary; because once you start taking away, it's like scul… - Derek Cianfrance
I've had to cut my mom out of a movie before - it's ruthless, editing. But it's also so necessary; because once you start taking away, it's like scul…
You can never maintain just pure happiness. In my life, I want full emotion. I want equal parts happiness and sadness. - Derek Cianfrance
You can never maintain just pure happiness. In my life, I want full emotion. I want equal parts happiness and sadness.
There's something so glorious in giving control to the world. I think that's what I'm trying to do in my films-control the world but also let it be c… - Derek Cianfrance
There's something so glorious in giving control to the world. I think that's what I'm trying to do in my films-control the world but also let it be c…
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