I very much had wanted to do a picture with more humor than what I had been allowed to do earlier, which is what attracted me to Wonder Boys so much. I found it funny in a very serious way, which is the best kind of comedy.
I was never a critic. I was a journalist and wrote about filmmakers, but I didn't review movies per se. I make that distinction only because I came t… - Curtis Hanson
I was never a critic. I was a journalist and wrote about filmmakers, but I didn't review movies per se. I make that distinction only because I came t…
- Curtis Hanson
Hollywood, of course, is the city of illusion. - Curtis Hanson
Hollywood, of course, is the city of illusion.
Consequently, it's so gratifying to then make a picture that's successful and gives you leverage to have better circumstances than you've ever had, b… - Curtis Hanson
Consequently, it's so gratifying to then make a picture that's successful and gives you leverage to have better circumstances than you've ever had, b…
I wrote a couple of scripts on spec that didn't get made but got some attention, and I then got offers to write professionally. - Curtis Hanson
I wrote a couple of scripts on spec that didn't get made but got some attention, and I then got offers to write professionally.
Self-awareness and self-esteem. Those aren't female issues, those are human issues. - Curtis Hanson
Self-awareness and self-esteem. Those aren't female issues, those are human issues.
That's what I love about Michael Douglas' performance in Wonder Boys, because I feel like he surprises audiences that know him from very different ro… - Curtis Hanson
That's what I love about Michael Douglas' performance in Wonder Boys, because I feel like he surprises audiences that know him from very different ro…
I make that distinction only because I came to it strictly as someone who was just a lover of storytellers and cinematic storytellers. - Curtis Hanson
I make that distinction only because I came to it strictly as someone who was just a lover of storytellers and cinematic storytellers.
Put simply, there are many people who want to make movies and very few opportunities for them to do it. - Curtis Hanson
Put simply, there are many people who want to make movies and very few opportunities for them to do it.
What you care about [movie] is whether it's moving you, or whether you're caught up in it. - Curtis Hanson
What you care about [movie] is whether it's moving you, or whether you're caught up in it.
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