Sometimes you meet someone, and they seem great, they seem exactly what you're thinking of for the role, and then you put a camera on them, and they freeze. And other people come to life with the camera on them. I haven't discovered any reliable predictor for that; I think you just have to try it and see what happens. And, you know, sometimes the people who freeze, if you find the right magic word to say to them, you can unlock them.
It's always a struggle with small films to get people in the theater. I think I have a perverse contrarian streak that's always kind of aspired to ma… - Andrew Bujalski
It's always a struggle with small films to get people in the theater. I think I have a perverse contrarian streak that's always kind of aspired to ma…
- Andrew Bujalski
I think a lot of people go into filmmaking thinking, "How can I make a career?" And so when they make their first film, they make it thinking, "Well,… - Andrew Bujalski
I think a lot of people go into filmmaking thinking, "How can I make a career?" And so when they make their first film, they make it thinking, "Well,…
It just kind of continues to be strange and interesting to me to try to understand what other people are looking for. And this also just comes from g… - Andrew Bujalski
It just kind of continues to be strange and interesting to me to try to understand what other people are looking for. And this also just comes from g…
I don't want to take shots at professional actors, because obviously the great ones are great. But I do think that given the kind of stories I've bee… - Andrew Bujalski
I don't want to take shots at professional actors, because obviously the great ones are great. But I do think that given the kind of stories I've bee…
What will always be possible is for someone to walk into a dark room and experience a film and connect to it. And that's why I make my films - for pe… - Andrew Bujalski
What will always be possible is for someone to walk into a dark room and experience a film and connect to it. And that's why I make my films - for pe…
On one hand, I kind of feel like I have unlimited options right now, and obviously that's not technically true, but when you're at this place where y… - Andrew Bujalski
On one hand, I kind of feel like I have unlimited options right now, and obviously that's not technically true, but when you're at this place where y…
There are two aspects to making movies: One is the feeling of wanting to push myself into stuff that I don't know how to do. Then there's the other i… - Andrew Bujalski
There are two aspects to making movies: One is the feeling of wanting to push myself into stuff that I don't know how to do. Then there's the other i…
Writing a story starts out as a puzzle in your mind, of "What is it I'm fantasizing about right now that makes me think this is going to be worth yea… - Andrew Bujalski
Writing a story starts out as a puzzle in your mind, of "What is it I'm fantasizing about right now that makes me think this is going to be worth yea…
I'd love to do a really cheap action movie. I'd love to do stunts. I mean, not myself. I'd hurt myself, but I'd love to direct others doing stunts. I… - Andrew Bujalski
I'd love to do a really cheap action movie. I'd love to do stunts. I mean, not myself. I'd hurt myself, but I'd love to direct others doing stunts. I…
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