You only have so much time in life so everything you do needs to mean something to you.

- Cary Fukunaga

Levity, you need levity to feel anything. You need to laugh before you cry. I think films that take themselves too seriously without any levity are m…

- Cary Fukunaga

I'm the kind of person where you're never done, you just keep perfecting and perfecting and perfecting, or trying to fix things that drive you crazy.…

- Cary Fukunaga

You're always against the clock. But really just fighting for quality.

- Cary Fukunaga

In snowboarding, you're constantly aware that people are so technically brilliant at what they do, and you feel like, "Ugh, I'll never be able to do …

- Cary Fukunaga

The apartments are made for eels.

- Cary Fukunaga

I don't really put trophies out. I don't keep trophies around my apartment.

- Cary Fukunaga

Even on my films, I always collaborate with the actors. That's a given. I think you need that. You need the actors to feel as much ownership of the p…

- Cary Fukunaga

I think it's a fascinating thing to see how lonely people are in this world and what they're looking for. It's a universal concept. So, it's somethin…

- Cary Fukunaga