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Joel Coen Quotes

It’s almost like a genre rule: Don’t Open the Box Picture Quote #1

I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system somehow. I think he kind of had it all figured out Picture Quote #1

We create monsters and then we can’t control them Picture Quote #1

You see a moral in them? Do we have morals? Picture Quote #1

Our mother was a very religious and observant Jew, our father less so. She was kind of driving the religious education, so for us it was more a burden and an obligation when we were kids at that age Picture Quote #1

Barton Fink got written very quickly, in about three weeks. I don’t know what that means Picture Quote #1

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I guess everything having to do with your background has some influence on how you tell stories but it’s hard to parse how growing up in a Jewish community in Minnesota really affected it Picture Quote #1

I guess it beats throwing trash for a living Picture Quote #1

The characters are the result of two things - first, we elaborate them into fairly well - defined people through their dialogue, then they happen all over again, when the actor interprets them Picture Quote #1

We don’t have any rules about how we depict violence, or how much violence is in a movie. It’s a calibration on a case - by - case basis Picture Quote #1

The point at which we worked with some of these actors, they weren’t really stars yet. Nicolas Cage was not a big star when we did Raising Arizona. A lot of these people were also virtually unknown, too, when we worked with them first Picture Quote #1

I’ve never really understood that. It’s a funny thing; people sometimes accuse us of condescending to our characters somehow-that to me is kind of inexplicable Picture Quote #1

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When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want to do is satisfy the expectations of your employer. That’s a little bit different than when you sit down and write something to satisfy yourself, because then you’re the employer Picture Quote #1

Other kinds of movie stars, it’s a different thing, they bring their persona to the part and that’s what people like to see, and they are not really transforming in terms of their character Picture Quote #1

If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it Picture Quote #1

These things are hard to pin down. We work on a script a bit, then work on a different one Picture Quote #1

You’re doing it to make the character as specific as possible, so that it’s a specific individual that you’re talking about, not that whole class of people Picture Quote #1

You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level; they’re your weird creations in some kind of way. I don’t even know how you approach the process of conceiving the characters if in a sense you hated them. It’s just absurd Picture Quote #1

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When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want to do is satisfy the expectations of your employer. That’s a little bit different than when you sit down and write something to satisfy yourself, because then you’re the employer Picture Quote #1

When we do a movie with the studios, they wouldn’t be asking us to do it, I don’t think, if it was a movie they wanted to get into themselves. What you see is what you get with us, so they let us do what we want to do Picture Quote #1

I think when you watch the dailies, the film that you shoot every day, you’re very excited by it and very optimistic about how it’s going to work Picture Quote #1

We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do. In Blood Simple there's a shot from the bumper of a car and it's going up this road and a huge flock of birds takes off at the perfect moment Picture Quote #1

Maybe there should be less of a mystique around making movies. I just don't think that there's any real mystery there Picture Quote #1

I've never really understood that. It's a funny thing; people sometimes accuse us of condescending to our characters somehow - that to me is kind of inexplicable Picture Quote #1

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I couldn't have been happier with the relationship we had with Disney, it couldn't have been easier Picture Quote #1

The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true story Picture Quote #1

We've been remarkably lucky in that we've been free to make the movies we've wanted to make the way we've wanted to make them. They've all been made for a price Picture Quote #1

And when you see it the first time you put the film together, the roughest cut, is when you want to go home and open up your veins and get in a warm tub and just go away. And then it gradually, maybe, works its way back, somewhere toward that spot you were at before Picture Quote #1

I guess there’s a certain amount of poking fun at certain characters, but that’s because there is something amusing about them or about the way they behave, so I guess you can say that that’s poking fun at the character. But the character is your own invention, so who cares? Picture Quote #1

Usually, I don’t want to sit down and listen to the director gas on about his movie. I just can’t actually imagine myself sitting down and having that much to say Picture Quote #1

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It’s almost like a genre rule: Don’t Open the Box (Joel Coen Quotes) I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system somehow. I think he kind of had it all figured out (Joel Coen Quotes) We create monsters and then we can’t control them (Joel Coen Quotes) You see a moral in them? Do we have morals? (Joel Coen Quotes) Our mother was a very religious and observant Jew, our father less so. She was kind of driving the religious education, so for us it was more a burden and an obligation when we were kids at that age (Joel Coen Quotes) Barton Fink got written very quickly, in about three weeks. I don’t know what that means (Joel Coen Quotes) I guess everything having to do with your background has some influence on how you tell stories but it’s hard to parse how growing up in a Jewish community in Minnesota really affected it (Joel Coen Quotes) I guess it beats throwing trash for a living (Joel Coen Quotes) The characters are the result of two things - first, we elaborate them into fairly well - defined people through their dialogue, then they happen all over again, when the actor interprets them (Joel Coen Quotes) We don’t have any rules about how we depict violence, or how much violence is in a movie. It’s a calibration on a case - by - case basis (Joel Coen Quotes) The point at which we worked with some of these actors, they weren’t really stars yet. Nicolas Cage was not a big star when we did Raising Arizona. A lot of these people were also virtually unknown, too, when we worked with them first (Joel Coen Quotes) I’ve never really understood that. It’s a funny thing; people sometimes accuse us of condescending to our characters somehow-that to me is kind of inexplicable (Joel Coen Quotes) When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want to do is satisfy the expectations of your employer. That’s a little bit different than when you sit down and write something to satisfy yourself, because then you’re the employer. (Joel Coen Quotes) Other kinds of movie stars, it’s a different thing, they bring their persona to the part and that’s what people like to see, and they are not really transforming in terms of their character. (Joel Coen Quotes) If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it (Joel Coen Quotes) These things are hard to pin down. We work on a script a bit, then work on a different one (Joel Coen Quotes) You’re doing it to make the character as specific as possible, so that it’s a specific individual that you’re talking about, not that whole class of people (Joel Coen Quotes) You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level; they’re your weird creations in some kind of way. I don’t even know how you approach the process of conceiving the characters if in a sense you hated them. It’s just absurd (Joel Coen Quotes) When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want to do is satisfy the expectations of your employer. That’s a little bit different than when you sit down and write something to satisfy yourself, because then you’re the employer (Joel Coen Quotes) When we do a movie with the studios, they wouldn’t be asking us to do it, I don’t think, if it was a movie they wanted to get into themselves. What you see is what you get with us, so they let us do what we want to do (Joel Coen Quotes) I think when you watch the dailies, the film that you shoot every day, you’re very excited by it and very optimistic about how it’s going to work (Joel Coen Quotes) We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do. In Blood Simple there's a shot from the bumper of a car and it's going up this road and a huge flock of birds takes off at the perfect moment (Joel Coen Quotes) Maybe there should be less of a mystique around making movies. I just don't think that there's any real mystery there (Joel Coen Quotes) I've never really understood that. It's a funny thing; people sometimes accuse us of condescending to our characters somehow - that to me is kind of inexplicable (Joel Coen Quotes) I couldn't have been happier with the relationship we had with Disney, it couldn't have been easier (Joel Coen Quotes) The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true story (Joel Coen Quotes) We've been remarkably lucky in that we've been free to make the movies we've wanted to make the way we've wanted to make them. They've all been made for a price (Joel Coen Quotes) And when you see it the first time you put the film together, the roughest cut, is when you want to go home and open up your veins and get in a warm tub and just go away. And then it gradually, maybe, works its way back, somewhere toward that spot you were at before (Joel Coen Quotes) I guess there’s a certain amount of poking fun at certain characters, but that’s because there is something amusing about them or about the way they behave, so I guess you can say that that’s poking fun at the character. But the character is your own invention, so who cares? (Joel Coen Quotes) Usually, I don’t want to sit down and listen to the director gas on about his movie. I just can’t actually imagine myself sitting down and having that much to say (Joel Coen Quotes)

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