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Rian Johnson Quotes

It’s best if I stay out of future plans and let time go on Picture Quote #1

Showing your movie to an audience... it’s like your kid doing a piano recital. ‘Just let it not fail. Please Picture Quote #1

Teen movies often have an unspoken underlying premise in which high school is seen as less serious than the adult world. But when your head is encased in that microcosm it’s the most serious time of your life Picture Quote #1

That’s part of the appeal of time-travel movies: The notion of going back and fixing something Picture Quote #1

You come out of each movie just thinking, God, if we can fool them into letting us make just one more, we can get it right Picture Quote #1

I feel like people want to be surprised when they get out of the movies. They want something thrown at them they didn’t expect. They want stuff that reminds them of the feelings that you get when you’re watching art house movies but with the fun of like a big summer movie. That’s the goal, I guess Picture Quote #1

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Much of directing [a movie] is not directing but just listening and being present in the moment and just keeping your eyes open Picture Quote #1

Writing sucks. I think it’s terrible. Writing is not fun, and don’t trust anyone who claims to enjoy it. Liars! Picture Quote #1

Unlike some of the time-travel movies I love, like ‘Primer’ or 12 Monkeys,’ ‘Looper’ is not about time travel. It’s about this situation that time travel creates and the people dealing with that situation. So narratively, the big challenge was to have time travel get out of the way Picture Quote #1

I mean, the first ‘Back to the Future’ is kind of a perfect script, I think, in terms of handling time travel the best. It depends on your definition. To me, that means it effectively uses it in the story Picture Quote #1

I just don’t think CGI is up to manipulating the human face yet. I feel like you can get away with it with aliens or monsters or something that’s intentionally foreign, but I have yet to see anything digital to do with the human face that doesn’t just look ridiculous Picture Quote #1

Even if I had $200 million, I’m very wary of overusing CGI. I think it’s a great tool and it can be used really effectively, but I feel like it does tend to be overused and especially in sci-fi stuff Picture Quote #1

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I bristle a little when the argument for film gets put into the nostalgia ghetto. Film is still the highest quality and best-looking image capture medium available. I don’t think it always will be. The digital image will get better, and it will eventually surpass the quality of the film image, but it isn’t there yet Picture Quote #1

All my favorite movies are somebody else’s least favorite movie Picture Quote #1

The only advice I can really give to the young filmmakers is to be persistent, don’t give up, and keep watching and making as many movies as you possibly can Picture Quote #1

The momentum of production keeps you from giving up, so it’s really the editing and writing phases where things can look bleakest Picture Quote #1

If I spend a year and a half writing a script, the first year will be outlining in notebooks. It’s just the way I work, definitely not necessarily the best way Picture Quote #1

I really spend as long as I can sketching everything out and working on the structure before I sit down to type out scenes Picture Quote #1

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I saw a mom who would die for her son, a man who would kill for his wife, and a boy angry and alone, the bad path laid out in front of him. I saw it, and the path was a circle, round and round. So I changed it Picture Quote #1

Teen movies often have an unspoken underlying premise in which high school is seen as less serious than the adult world. But when your head is encased in that microcosm it’s the most serious time of your life Picture Quote #1

I feel like people want to be surprised when they get out of the movies. They want something thrown at them they didn’t expect. They want stuff that reminds them of the feelings that you get when you’re watching art house movies but with the fun of like a big summer movie. That’s the goal, I guess Picture Quote #1

I do think that I’m a big believer in having an idea or having ideas and just tucking them away in the back of your brain. Even if you aren’t consciously thinking of them, I think they simmer. You’re working on them, even if you don’t know you’re working on them, and I think having something in your head for a while is a valuable thing Picture Quote #1

I do love science fiction, but it’s not really a genre unto itself; it always seems to merge with another genre. With the few movies I’ve done, I’ve ended up playing with genre in some way or another, so any genre that’s made to mix with others is like candy to me. It allows you to use big, mythic situations to talk about ordinary things Picture Quote #1

You go from these high hopes when you’re writing to just a desperate want of not making a complete fool of yourself by the end of it Picture Quote #1

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It’s best if I stay out of future plans and let time go on (Rian Johnson Quotes) Showing your movie to an audience... it’s like your kid doing a piano recital. ‘Just let it not fail. Please (Rian Johnson Quotes) Teen movies often have an unspoken underlying premise in which high school is seen as less serious than the adult world. But when your head is encased in that microcosm it’s the most serious time of your life. (Rian Johnson Quotes) That’s part of the appeal of time-travel movies: The notion of going back and fixing something (Rian Johnson Quotes) You come out of each movie just thinking, God, if we can fool them into letting us make just one more, we can get it right. (Rian Johnson Quotes) I feel like people want to be surprised when they get out of the movies. They want something thrown at them they didn’t expect. They want stuff that reminds them of the feelings that you get when you’re watching art house movies but with the fun of like a big summer movie. That’s the goal, I guess. (Rian Johnson Quotes) Much of directing [a movie] is not directing but just listening and being present in the moment and just keeping your eyes open. (Rian Johnson Quotes) Writing sucks. I think it’s terrible. Writing is not fun, and don’t trust anyone who claims to enjoy it. Liars! (Rian Johnson Quotes) Unlike some of the time-travel movies I love, like ‘Primer’ or 12 Monkeys,’ ‘Looper’ is not about time travel. It’s about this situation that time travel creates and the people dealing with that situation. So narratively, the big challenge was to have time travel get out of the way (Rian Johnson Quotes) I mean, the first ‘Back to the Future’ is kind of a perfect script, I think, in terms of handling time travel the best. It depends on your definition. To me, that means it effectively uses it in the story (Rian Johnson Quotes) I just don’t think CGI is up to manipulating the human face yet. I feel like you can get away with it with aliens or monsters or something that’s intentionally foreign, but I have yet to see anything digital to do with the human face that doesn’t just look ridiculous (Rian Johnson Quotes) Even if I had $200 million, I’m very wary of overusing CGI. I think it’s a great tool and it can be used really effectively, but I feel like it does tend to be overused and especially in sci-fi stuff (Rian Johnson Quotes) I bristle a little when the argument for film gets put into the nostalgia ghetto. Film is still the highest quality and best-looking image capture medium available. I don’t think it always will be. The digital image will get better, and it will eventually surpass the quality of the film image, but it isn’t there yet (Rian Johnson Quotes) All my favorite movies are somebody else’s least favorite movie (Rian Johnson Quotes) The only advice I can really give to the young filmmakers is to be persistent, don’t give up, and keep watching and making as many movies as you possibly can (Rian Johnson Quotes) The momentum of production keeps you from giving up, so it’s really the editing and writing phases where things can look bleakest (Rian Johnson Quotes) If I spend a year and a half writing a script, the first year will be outlining in notebooks. It’s just the way I work, definitely not necessarily the best way (Rian Johnson Quotes) I really spend as long as I can sketching everything out and working on the structure before I sit down to type out scenes (Rian Johnson Quotes) I saw a mom who would die for her son, a man who would kill for his wife, and a boy angry and alone, the bad path laid out in front of him. I saw it, and the path was a circle, round and round. So I changed it (Rian Johnson Quotes) Teen movies often have an unspoken underlying premise in which high school is seen as less serious than the adult world. But when your head is encased in that microcosm it’s the most serious time of your life (Rian Johnson Quotes) I feel like people want to be surprised when they get out of the movies. They want something thrown at them they didn’t expect. They want stuff that reminds them of the feelings that you get when you’re watching art house movies but with the fun of like a big summer movie. That’s the goal, I guess (Rian Johnson Quotes) I do think that I’m a big believer in having an idea or having ideas and just tucking them away in the back of your brain. Even if you aren’t consciously thinking of them, I think they simmer. You’re working on them, even if you don’t know you’re working on them, and I think having something in your head for a while is a valuable thing (Rian Johnson Quotes) I do love science fiction, but it’s not really a genre unto itself; it always seems to merge with another genre. With the few movies I’ve done, I’ve ended up playing with genre in some way or another, so any genre that’s made to mix with others is like candy to me. It allows you to use big, mythic situations to talk about ordinary things (Rian Johnson Quotes) You go from these high hopes when you’re writing to just a desperate want of not making a complete fool of yourself by the end of it (Rian Johnson Quotes)