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Gary Ross Quotes

I don’t understand people who dream in black and white. I just don’t get it. My dreams have always been vivid color Picture Quote #1

I love ‘Chaplin’ I mean I really love ‘Chaplin.’ I just think there’s a grace and an elegance that’s almost never been matched Picture Quote #1

You can drain the life and nuances and complexity out of things by homogenizing them to make everything harmoniously dull, flat, conflict-free, strife-free Picture Quote #1

Dr. Strangelove’ was and is one of my favorite movies ever, and I just can’t believe they actually blew up the world after that Picture Quote #1

Family entertainment is really very necessary in our culture. Look how profitable they are. It’s almost not discretionary. You need to take your family to the movies Picture Quote #1

What works about fairy tales is that they endure, and the great thing about fairy tales is that you can explore big, epic things that you can’t really explore in other situations Picture Quote #1

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History is full of examples of people who clamp down after they began to enjoy too much freedom. Freedom can lead to instability, anarchy, and confusion. So there can be a moral counter-revolution Picture Quote #1

I mean, the wonderful thing about writing a book is that you’re getting a finished product at the end of the day. You’re communicating directly with the reader Picture Quote #1

I mean, what is racism? Racism is a projection of our own fears onto another person. What is sexism? It’s our own vulnerability about our potency and masculinity projected as our need to subjugate another person, you know? Fascism, the same thing: People are trying to untidy our state, so I legislate as a way of controlling my environment Picture Quote #1

Why is every great children’s story about a journey? Maybe that’s because we are always on one Picture Quote #1

Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct ‘Catching Fire.’ As a writer and a director, I simply don’t have the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted to make, because of the fixed and tight production schedule Picture Quote #1

The dynamic range of a digital camera is not that much greater than film, particularly if you push the ASA a little bit Picture Quote #1

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Most modern science fiction went to school on ‘Dune.’ Even ‘Harry Potter’ with its ‘boy protagonist who has not yet grown into his destiny’ shares a common theme. When I read it for the first time, I felt like I had learned another language, mastered a new culture, adopted a new religion Picture Quote #1

I think movies do play a valuable role in turning people on to the act of reading. I think that phenomenon just creates readers. At first they’re going to love ‘Harry Potter,’ or they may love ‘The Hunger Games,’ but after that, they’re going to love the act of reading and wonder, ‘What else can I read?’ Picture Quote #1

Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the 50s, and for other generations it will be something else. Change is scary for everyone, as is complexity, contradiction, and an uncertain future Picture Quote #1

I think the CG is an instrument to create reality. I don’t think it’s an instrument to create a heightened reality Picture Quote #1

You have to listen to the movie while you’re making it. I think that’s important Picture Quote #1

Any director, if you really ask them, will tell you that the toughest thing to do is like a dinner table or a dialogue scene because you need to keep that electricity maintained throughout the course of the film Picture Quote #1

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As time goes by the memories of sitting on the edge of a bed and reading aloud with your kid are going to be very meaningful in your own mental scrapbook Picture Quote #1

Why is every great children’s story about a journey? Maybe that’s because we are always on one Picture Quote #1

You rarely get a tentpole that has this much emotional depth, this much character to dive into Picture Quote #1

In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn’t want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants to simplify and put up a picket fence Picture Quote #1

I felt that with each movie, Gary [Ross] adopts a different style. He doesn’t have one look that’s the Gary Ross look, and I thought that was important Picture Quote #1

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I don’t understand people who dream in black and white. I just don’t get it. My dreams have always been vivid color. (Gary Ross Quotes) I love ‘Chaplin’ I mean I really love ‘Chaplin.’ I just think there’s a grace and an elegance that’s almost never been matched. (Gary Ross Quotes) You can drain the life and nuances and complexity out of things by homogenizing them to make everything harmoniously dull, flat, conflict-free, strife-free. (Gary Ross Quotes) Dr. Strangelove’ was and is one of my favorite movies ever, and I just can’t believe they actually blew up the world after that. (Gary Ross Quotes) Family entertainment is really very necessary in our culture. Look how profitable they are. It’s almost not discretionary. You need to take your family to the movies. (Gary Ross Quotes) What works about fairy tales is that they endure, and the great thing about fairy tales is that you can explore big, epic things that you can’t really explore in other situations. (Gary Ross Quotes) History is full of examples of people who clamp down after they began to enjoy too much freedom. Freedom can lead to instability, anarchy, and confusion. So there can be a moral counter-revolution. (Gary Ross Quotes) I mean, the wonderful thing about writing a book is that you’re getting a finished product at the end of the day. You’re communicating directly with the reader. (Gary Ross Quotes) I mean, what is racism? Racism is a projection of our own fears onto another person. What is sexism? It’s our own vulnerability about our potency and masculinity projected as our need to subjugate another person, you know? Fascism, the same thing: People are trying to untidy our state, so I legislate as a way of controlling my environment. (Gary Ross Quotes) Why is every great children’s story about a journey? Maybe that’s because we are always on one. (Gary Ross Quotes) Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct ‘Catching Fire.’ As a writer and a director, I simply don’t have the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted to make, because of the fixed and tight production schedule. (Gary Ross Quotes) The dynamic range of a digital camera is not that much greater than film, particularly if you push the ASA a little bit. (Gary Ross Quotes) Most modern science fiction went to school on ‘Dune.’ Even ‘Harry Potter’ with its ‘boy protagonist who has not yet grown into his destiny’ shares a common theme. When I read it for the first time, I felt like I had learned another language, mastered a new culture, adopted a new religion. (Gary Ross Quotes) I think movies do play a valuable role in turning people on to the act of reading. I think that phenomenon just creates readers. At first they’re going to love ‘Harry Potter,’ or they may love ‘The Hunger Games,’ but after that, they’re going to love the act of reading and wonder, ‘What else can I read?’ (Gary Ross Quotes) Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the 50s, and for other generations it will be something else. Change is scary for everyone, as is complexity, contradiction, and an uncertain future (Gary Ross Quotes) I think the CG is an instrument to create reality. I don’t think it’s an instrument to create a heightened reality (Gary Ross Quotes) You have to listen to the movie while you’re making it. I think that’s important (Gary Ross Quotes) Any director, if you really ask them, will tell you that the toughest thing to do is like a dinner table or a dialogue scene because you need to keep that electricity maintained throughout the course of the film (Gary Ross Quotes) As time goes by the memories of sitting on the edge of a bed and reading aloud with your kid are going to be very meaningful in your own mental scrapbook (Gary Ross Quotes) Why is every great children’s story about a journey? Maybe that’s because we are always on one (Gary Ross Quotes) You rarely get a tentpole that has this much emotional depth, this much character to dive into (Gary Ross Quotes) In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn’t want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants to simplify and put up a picket fence (Gary Ross Quotes) I felt that with each movie, Gary [Ross] adopts a different style. He doesn’t have one look that’s the Gary Ross look, and I thought that was important (Gary Ross Quotes)