I make every movie and every scene like it could be my last. That's the only way I know how to make cinema that stands on its feet. I have to treat i…

- David O. Russell

That's just how I see things. I think things that are the most dramatic or tragic can also look the most ridiculous and funny. That's part of being h…

- David O. Russell

The endings for all my characters seem sufficiently human and messy for me to feel comfortable with them. In some ways they have only moved an inch, …

- David O. Russell

I just love real characters; they're not pretentious, and every emotion is on the surface, they're regular working people. Their likes, their dislike…

- David O. Russell

The romance is essential. I love the love. I don't love just people struggling. I love what people are struggling for. That moves me. I love watching…

- David O. Russell

Anything you could ever want or be you already have and are.

- David O. Russell

The cinema that I make is a cinema about people, emotion, humanity and passion. It's not just about what they struggle through, but what they live fo…

- David O. Russell

Gay marriage is a complete red herring to distract everyone from the economy and the war and health care and education.

- David O. Russell

I got put on jury duty, which is where I learned how to write.

- David O. Russell