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James Gray Quotes

Life affirming doesn’t mean good things happen Picture Quote #1

If everybody lives in the same way, there’s something almost narcotizing about it, but the true misery of economic class difference is knowing that you can’t have what somebody else does Picture Quote #1

My wife thinks I have an obsession with social class. So I guess I have an obsession with social class. It probably stems from feeling like an outcast Picture Quote #1

I grew up in a semi-attached row house in Queens in New York. And my family and my grandparents and my father’s from Brooklyn, and so you’re essentially an outer boroughs kid, you’re growing up Picture Quote #1

I’m just not willing to give up on myself. If I’m going to fail, then I want to fail to the limits of my talent Picture Quote #1

Most people don’t watch a movie four or five times; they watch it once Picture Quote #1

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The life of a film is very strange. Once the film is done, you wish you could forget about it and move on Picture Quote #1

When I was younger, I felt it essential to see every movie ever made. Now I feel as though I’ve got to read every book, see every art show, watch every play and opera and concert and so on. It does not end, and of course there is truth in the old cliche that the more one knows, the more one realizes one knows nothing at all Picture Quote #1

At Ellis Island, I mean, you didn’t go there if you arrived in first class. It was only the poorest, the people in the worst shape Picture Quote #1

My grandparents, they came through Ellis Island in 1923, and you know, I’d heard all the stories Picture Quote #1

I think true economic class unhappiness comes from when across the street someone has a new Cadillac and you can’t get that Picture Quote #1

My grandparents used to tell me stories about their trip to Ellis Island from Russia and life on the Lower East Side of New York Picture Quote #1

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Americans have always been excellent at making romantic comedies - but dramatically, we don’t really try to do it Picture Quote #1

The idea that the family is this locus of support but can also hold you back and keep you down makes for good drama Picture Quote #1

I have no interest whatsoever in pursuing acting or becoming a mogul. I love writing and directing; I see those two jobs as the most critical in the making of a film Picture Quote #1

The word ‘operatic’ is often misused to mean over the top, where someone is over-emoting. And that does a terrible disservice because ‘operatic’ to me means a commitment and a belief to the emotion of the moment that is sincere Picture Quote #1

William Atherton has a very different acting style to Bonnie Bedelia; she has a very different style than Bruce Willis Picture Quote #1

At a certain point, you have to kind of realize that greatness is a messy thing Picture Quote #1

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The ending shot of ‘Queen Christina’ with Greta Garbo is amazing. She’s at the head of the ship, and she’s been through so much, and the camera gets so close to her face. That really sticks out for me Picture Quote #1

The corporate system dictates what gets made, and the movies are so bad because of the economic structure of Hollywood. The big business takeover of Hollywood is at fault rather than American storytellers - it’s what keeps textured movies from getting made Picture Quote #1

At least in America, the narrative is I’m a Cannes favorite. But, in fact, I’ve had my best experience in Venice, both with the audience and the jury Picture Quote #1

The state of being in love is so inherently preposterous. It usually lends itself to romantic comedy. I think we’ve all been there Picture Quote #1

The closer you can get to being personal, the better the work is, or the more interesting the work is Picture Quote #1

I remember as a little kid, I would always feel comfortable if the light in the crack of my parents’ door was on at night. When it went off, that meant they were asleep. Then that terror and the fear of being by myself started to creep in Picture Quote #1

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It’s weird, because American films in the 1930s and 40s, particularly melodramas, were made for woman, from Bette Davis to Joan Crawford to Barbara Stanwyck to Katherine Hepburn, and for some reason we’ve taken a step backward in this sense Picture Quote #1

I began to see cinema as the perfect combination of so many wonderful art forms - painting, photography, music, dance, theater Picture Quote #1

Melodrama is one of the most stunning art forms. These are stories where the emotions are big, and the situations are big, and the artists believe in the situation dramatically. There’s no irony or distance Picture Quote #1

Apocalypse Now’ poses questions without any attempt to provide definitive answers, and the film’s profound ambiguities are integral to its enduring magic Picture Quote #1

I think I’m a very American director, but I probably should have been making movies somewhere around 1976. I never left the mainstream of American movies; the American mainstream left me Picture Quote #1

I feel that The American Dream is this fallacy that you come to the United States and win lotto. That’s a disservice to The American Dream because the American Dream is worth striving for. And it’s not easy Picture Quote #1

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Life affirming doesn’t mean good things happen (James Gray Quotes) If everybody lives in the same way, there’s something almost narcotizing about it, but the true misery of economic class difference is knowing that you can’t have what somebody else does. (James Gray Quotes) My wife thinks I have an obsession with social class. So I guess I have an obsession with social class. It probably stems from feeling like an outcast. (James Gray Quotes) I grew up in a semi-attached row house in Queens in New York. And my family and my grandparents and my father’s from Brooklyn, and so you’re essentially an outer boroughs kid, you’re growing up. (James Gray Quotes) I’m just not willing to give up on myself. If I’m going to fail, then I want to fail to the limits of my talent. (James Gray Quotes) Most people don’t watch a movie four or five times; they watch it once (James Gray Quotes) The life of a film is very strange. Once the film is done, you wish you could forget about it and move on. (James Gray Quotes) When I was younger, I felt it essential to see every movie ever made. Now I feel as though I’ve got to read every book, see every art show, watch every play and opera and concert and so on. It does not end, and of course there is truth in the old cliche that the more one knows, the more one realizes one knows nothing at all. (James Gray Quotes) At Ellis Island, I mean, you didn’t go there if you arrived in first class. It was only the poorest, the people in the worst shape. (James Gray Quotes) My grandparents, they came through Ellis Island in 1923, and you know, I’d heard all the stories. (James Gray Quotes) I think true economic class unhappiness comes from when across the street someone has a new Cadillac and you can’t get that. (James Gray Quotes) My grandparents used to tell me stories about their trip to Ellis Island from Russia and life on the Lower East Side of New York. (James Gray Quotes) Americans have always been excellent at making romantic comedies - but dramatically, we don’t really try to do it. (James Gray Quotes) The idea that the family is this locus of support but can also hold you back and keep you down makes for good drama. (James Gray Quotes) I have no interest whatsoever in pursuing acting or becoming a mogul. I love writing and directing; I see those two jobs as the most critical in the making of a film. (James Gray Quotes) The word ‘operatic’ is often misused to mean over the top, where someone is over-emoting. And that does a terrible disservice because ‘operatic’ to me means a commitment and a belief to the emotion of the moment that is sincere. (James Gray Quotes) William Atherton has a very different acting style to Bonnie Bedelia; she has a very different style than Bruce Willis (James Gray Quotes) At a certain point, you have to kind of realize that greatness is a messy thing (James Gray Quotes) The ending shot of ‘Queen Christina’ with Greta Garbo is amazing. She’s at the head of the ship, and she’s been through so much, and the camera gets so close to her face. That really sticks out for me. (James Gray Quotes) The corporate system dictates what gets made, and the movies are so bad because of the economic structure of Hollywood. The big business takeover of Hollywood is at fault rather than American storytellers - it’s what keeps textured movies from getting made. (James Gray Quotes) At least in America, the narrative is I’m a Cannes favorite. But, in fact, I’ve had my best experience in Venice, both with the audience and the jury. (James Gray Quotes) The state of being in love is so inherently preposterous. It usually lends itself to romantic comedy. I think we’ve all been there. (James Gray Quotes) The closer you can get to being personal, the better the work is, or the more interesting the work is. (James Gray Quotes) I remember as a little kid, I would always feel comfortable if the light in the crack of my parents’ door was on at night. When it went off, that meant they were asleep. Then that terror and the fear of being by myself started to creep in. (James Gray Quotes) It’s weird, because American films in the 1930s and 40s, particularly melodramas, were made for woman, from Bette Davis to Joan Crawford to Barbara Stanwyck to Katherine Hepburn, and for some reason we’ve taken a step backward in this sense. (James Gray Quotes) I began to see cinema as the perfect combination of so many wonderful art forms - painting, photography, music, dance, theater. (James Gray Quotes) Melodrama is one of the most stunning art forms. These are stories where the emotions are big, and the situations are big, and the artists believe in the situation dramatically. There’s no irony or distance. (James Gray Quotes) Apocalypse Now’ poses questions without any attempt to provide definitive answers, and the film’s profound ambiguities are integral to its enduring magic. (James Gray Quotes) I think I’m a very American director, but I probably should have been making movies somewhere around 1976. I never left the mainstream of American movies; the American mainstream left me. (James Gray Quotes) I feel that The American Dream is this fallacy that you come to the United States and win lotto. That’s a disservice to The American Dream because the American Dream is worth striving for. And it’s not easy. (James Gray Quotes)

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