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Damien Chazelle Quotes

I tend to latch on to things and not let go Picture Quote #1

I was a writer for hire. I wrote to pay the bills Picture Quote #1

I love the ending of ‘The Wrestler Picture Quote #1

I handle screenings and award ceremonies really badly Picture Quote #1

I feel like a lot of directing is casting Picture Quote #1

When you’re trying to paint a portrait of a very specific world, you’re trying to show what makes the world different. So, sometimes it means exaggerating certain kind of aspects, but I don’t think it’s that important or it’s that much of an issue as long as you get an emotional truth across Picture Quote #1

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By the end of high school, I had this fork-in-the-road moment where part of me considered going to vocational music school to really pursue it Picture Quote #1

I remember being inspired myself when smaller films, whether it’s ‘Beasts’ or ‘Winter’s Bone,’ wound up in the Oscars lineup Picture Quote #1

It’s a weird thing where, especially in jazz, you have to totally mention cutting sessions and people one-upping each other and people being super, super tough on each other. And out of it emerge these genius musicians Picture Quote #1

Before ‘Whiplash,’ I’d had a string of failed scripts. I’d pour my blood, sweat and tears into them, and no one would like them Picture Quote #1

I hadn’t seen that many movies that really go deep enough into the fears of playing music or the language that musicians can use to treat each other or, like, the way that you can see it dehumanize and the way that it can feel like boot camp Picture Quote #1

People like Art Blakey and Buddy Rich, you look at them playing music, and it’s just like looking at a heavy metal drummer. I mean, they’re playing with the same amount of ferocity. It’s not to say all jazz is like that Picture Quote #1

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I guess art itself is insane. Its actual function is rarely clear, and yet people give their hearts and souls and lives to it, and have for all of history Picture Quote #1

In some ways, jazz is the most precise of art forms and the loosest in the sense that it’s all about improvisation, but the musicianship required is kind of insane. To actually play with real jazz musicians is a different level of musicianship that almost has no equal in any other form of music in the world Picture Quote #1

My version of a stress dream is, really, showing up on a concert stage with a drum set and not knowing the chart Picture Quote #1

I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect Picture Quote #1

If there’s a good review, I’ll skip over the headline, but I always find the bad reviews and read those. I don’t know why. It’s a little sick and demented Picture Quote #1

If you’re on the varsity team, the responsibilities are a lot bigger and there’s more stress, but you also walk around feeling probably like you can hold your head high Picture Quote #1

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Going back to my film education, I always have that voice in my head that’s always screaming, ‘Sell out!’ And that’s good: you want that, because it keeps you on your toes, and it’s important to remember what’s actually important Picture Quote #1

What I love about jazz is that it’s full of legends, full of myths. It’s an oral history because it started in New Orleans and Kansas City, under the radar Picture Quote #1

Real practice means working on stuff you’re not good at. Real practice is about butting your head against the wall repeatedly until you get it right Picture Quote #1

What’s great about musicals is their energy and go-for-brokeness - stopping the story to sing and dance. How can you not love that? Picture Quote #1

The greatest thing has been that projects that were pipe dreams before ‘Whiplash’ are now feeling more realistic Picture Quote #1

I was in this public high school in Princeton, and it had this topnotch jazz program - if you were a musician of any kind of caliber, your holy grail was to be in that orchestra. It was that claim to fame of the school, of the town, other than the university. But it was better than the university band Picture Quote #1

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Before ‘Whiplash,’ I’d had a string of failed scripts. I’d pour my blood, sweat and tears into them, and no one would like them Picture Quote #1

I was a jazz drummer, and it was my life for a while: what I lived and breathed every day Picture Quote #1

I think there is something to be said for not coddling people and not accepting good as good enough Picture Quote #1

I remember being inspired myself when smaller films, whether it’s ‘Beasts’ or ‘Winter’s Bone,’ wound up in the Oscars lineup Picture Quote #1

I like movies that are specific. Movies that home in on a very specific subculture, a specific discipline, a specific world Picture Quote #1

I like a set to be a happy place, where people can feel free to experiment Picture Quote #1

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I tend to latch on to things and not let go (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I was a writer for hire. I wrote to pay the bills (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I love the ending of ‘The Wrestler (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I handle screenings and award ceremonies really badly (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I feel like a lot of directing is casting (Damien Chazelle Quotes) When you’re trying to paint a portrait of a very specific world, you’re trying to show what makes the world different. So, sometimes it means exaggerating certain kind of aspects, but I don’t think it’s that important or it’s that much of an issue as long as you get an emotional truth across. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) By the end of high school, I had this fork-in-the-road moment where part of me considered going to vocational music school to really pursue it. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I remember being inspired myself when smaller films, whether it’s ‘Beasts’ or ‘Winter’s Bone,’ wound up in the Oscars lineup. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) It’s a weird thing where, especially in jazz, you have to totally mention cutting sessions and people one-upping each other and people being super, super tough on each other. And out of it emerge these genius musicians. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) Before ‘Whiplash,’ I’d had a string of failed scripts. I’d pour my blood, sweat and tears into them, and no one would like them. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I hadn’t seen that many movies that really go deep enough into the fears of playing music or the language that musicians can use to treat each other or, like, the way that you can see it dehumanize and the way that it can feel like boot camp. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) People like Art Blakey and Buddy Rich, you look at them playing music, and it’s just like looking at a heavy metal drummer. I mean, they’re playing with the same amount of ferocity. It’s not to say all jazz is like that. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I guess art itself is insane. Its actual function is rarely clear, and yet people give their hearts and souls and lives to it, and have for all of history. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) In some ways, jazz is the most precise of art forms and the loosest in the sense that it’s all about improvisation, but the musicianship required is kind of insane. To actually play with real jazz musicians is a different level of musicianship that almost has no equal in any other form of music in the world. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) My version of a stress dream is, really, showing up on a concert stage with a drum set and not knowing the chart. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) If there’s a good review, I’ll skip over the headline, but I always find the bad reviews and read those. I don’t know why. It’s a little sick and demented. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) If you’re on the varsity team, the responsibilities are a lot bigger and there’s more stress, but you also walk around feeling probably like you can hold your head high. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) Going back to my film education, I always have that voice in my head that’s always screaming, ‘Sell out!’ And that’s good: you want that, because it keeps you on your toes, and it’s important to remember what’s actually important. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) What I love about jazz is that it’s full of legends, full of myths. It’s an oral history because it started in New Orleans and Kansas City, under the radar. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) Real practice means working on stuff you’re not good at. Real practice is about butting your head against the wall repeatedly until you get it right. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) What’s great about musicals is their energy and go-for-brokeness - stopping the story to sing and dance. How can you not love that? (Damien Chazelle Quotes) The greatest thing has been that projects that were pipe dreams before ‘Whiplash’ are now feeling more realistic. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I was in this public high school in Princeton, and it had this topnotch jazz program - if you were a musician of any kind of caliber, your holy grail was to be in that orchestra. It was that claim to fame of the school, of the town, other than the university. But it was better than the university band. (Damien Chazelle Quotes) Before ‘Whiplash,’ I’d had a string of failed scripts. I’d pour my blood, sweat and tears into them, and no one would like them (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I was a jazz drummer, and it was my life for a while: what I lived and breathed every day (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I think there is something to be said for not coddling people and not accepting good as good enough (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I remember being inspired myself when smaller films, whether it’s ‘Beasts’ or ‘Winter’s Bone,’ wound up in the Oscars lineup (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I like movies that are specific. Movies that home in on a very specific subculture, a specific discipline, a specific world (Damien Chazelle Quotes) I like a set to be a happy place, where people can feel free to experiment (Damien Chazelle Quotes)

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