My first decade of living in a metropolis was like, I was a people watcher. It meant the world to me to talk to strangers. I got excited about the fifth time I'd see the same person in the same bodega. I loved getting to know a certain clerk or barista. It took on a whole big meaning for me because of that atomization that suburban people do start to feel.
With material wealth and in a culture where many of us defines our self-worth by what we have and what we own and what we achieve, it's very hard to … - Debra Granik
With material wealth and in a culture where many of us defines our self-worth by what we have and what we own and what we achieve, it's very hard to …
- Debra Granik
Sometimes I wonder about the people who can do very reflective work about their own ethnic group or their own families, or comedies that take place i… - Debra Granik
Sometimes I wonder about the people who can do very reflective work about their own ethnic group or their own families, or comedies that take place i…
There are days when either filmmaking feels like an insurmountable practice - here's a lot of obstacles in the way to make it happen - or you think, … - Debra Granik
There are days when either filmmaking feels like an insurmountable practice - here's a lot of obstacles in the way to make it happen - or you think, …
My first decade of living in a metropolis was like, I was a people watcher. It meant the world to me to talk to strangers. I got excited about the fi… - Debra Granik
My first decade of living in a metropolis was like, I was a people watcher. It meant the world to me to talk to strangers. I got excited about the fi…
I think when you practice photography or observation, you're on high alert. You polish up your antenna and stick up your head, and you're out there. … - Debra Granik
I think when you practice photography or observation, you're on high alert. You polish up your antenna and stick up your head, and you're out there. …
Sometimes a rural life - without agricultural culture, community, or land - it means that you're a very long drive from everything. It's a big cultur… - Debra Granik
Sometimes a rural life - without agricultural culture, community, or land - it means that you're a very long drive from everything. It's a big cultur…
I worry an awful lot about people and how they're faring. When I worry about people, whether their job is squashing their spirit, pushing them into a… - Debra Granik
I worry an awful lot about people and how they're faring. When I worry about people, whether their job is squashing their spirit, pushing them into a…
I grew up in a suburban situation and I was constantly looking for the central, the town. I grew up craving. "Where's the town? Where's the people?" … - Debra Granik
I grew up in a suburban situation and I was constantly looking for the central, the town. I grew up craving. "Where's the town? Where's the people?" …
We all have to acknowledge the life and the path we were born into. And the things that define us, they're often somewhat narrow: our class, our race… - Debra Granik
We all have to acknowledge the life and the path we were born into. And the things that define us, they're often somewhat narrow: our class, our race…
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