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Cary Fukunaga

American Director

Born: Jul 10, 1977

Because Me People Think Time You

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I think I learned discipline on 'Jane Eyre.' Charlotte Bronte's dialogue, the intellectual duel between Rochester and Jane Eyre's character, is so compelling that you didn't have to do much with the placement of cameras. Cary Fukunaga

Character You Discipline Think Charlotte Between Learned Rochester Duel Dialogue Cameras Intellectual Jane Placement Much Compelling

When I see an image in my head that compels me, where there's this mystery about what's going to happen next or could happen next, I'll be intrigued. There are so many scripts that you read, and you know exactly what's going to happen, and there aren't too many where you can't tell within the first 20 pages where it's going. Cary Fukunaga

Me You First Too Intrigued Tell Exactly See About Could Mystery Head Know Read Within Going Where Happen Scripts Next Pages Many Compels Image

'True Detective' would not pass The Bechdel Test. Cary Fukunaga

Would Detective True True Detective Pass Test

My dad worked for a generator company and then UC Berkeley, and my mom was as a dental hygienist and then eventually a history teacher. My uncles and aunts, all of them are elementary school teachers or scientists. Cary Fukunaga

My mom was married to a Mexican guy - a surfer - and so we'd kind of camp out on the beach the swell season. Cary Fukunaga

Mom Out Kind Married Beach Guy Camp Mexican Swell Season

I think the semantics of mini-series for a network is that it has an end. Cary Fukunaga

Think Network End Semantics

You need the actors to feel as much ownership of the performance and the direction of the story as you do to get the most out of everyone's potential. Part of it is just making sure we all have the same vision. Cary Fukunaga

An eight-hour movie is definitely not a two-hour movie. An eight-hour movie is really like five independent films, if you think about it, because each is usually an hour and a half. In some ways, it is like making a movie. It's just a lot more information. Cary Fukunaga

You Half Think Films Ways Definitely Independent Independent Films Some About More Hour Like Hour And A Half Because Making Lot Five Just Movie Information Really Each

I'd done the method bit before from, like, age 15 to 19. I was a Civil War re-enactor. Cary Fukunaga

War Age Before Bit Civil Civil War Like Method Done

I do want to direct a movie from horseback one day. Cary Fukunaga

Day One Day Direct Horseback Want Movie

I love the idea of 3D, but it's completely superfluous to most stories. Cary Fukunaga

Love Superfluous Idea Most Stories

In a city like New York, especially for young professionals who aren't in a family situation, most people don't cook for themselves. This is the only city I've ever lived in where I eat out every night. Cary Fukunaga

'Jane Eyre' was one of those films that I was familiar with as a kid, and I always enjoyed the story. Cary Fukunaga

Films Kid Those Always Familiar Story Jane Enjoyed

Sundance took me on my first film and from there sort of launched my career. Cary Fukunaga

Me First Took Sundance Sort Film Career

I have no idea what it would be like to be just one thing and speak one language. I feel enormously privileged to travel and be able to mingle and speak to people that, had I only known English, I wouldn't have been able to meet. Cary Fukunaga

Travel People Speak Language Meet Mingle Would One Thing Would-Be Able No Idea Only Had Idea Feel Like Known Been Privileged Just Just One Just One Thing English Thing

My mom loved the old black-and-white films. Cary Fukunaga

Mom Old Films Loved

You work with the communities to make films. And you just don't go in and take over their territory. Cary Fukunaga

Work You Films Take Over Make Territory Go Just Communities

Writing, for me, is an inherent part of understanding the material on a deeper level. Cary Fukunaga

Me Writing Understanding Part Material Inherent Deeper Deeper Level Level

I wanted to make my sophomore film as different as possible. I didn't want to be pigeonholed. I didn't want to be identifiable. Cary Fukunaga

Possible Sophomore Make Pigeonholed Different Want Wanted Film

It's easy to make something avant garde. To do something in the traditional way is much more brave in the sense that you're - your technique is so much more exposed because there's not all this flashy stuff to distract the viewer. Cary Fukunaga

I'm clearly not meant to be in front of the camera. I'm really not meant for anything but behind the camera. Cary Fukunaga

Clearly Camera Front Behind Anything Really Meant Meant To Be

To do action without cuts is infinitely more exciting. Cary Fukunaga

Action More Exciting Without Infinitely Cuts

There's nothing I find more lazy than unmotivated camerawork just to make things look interesting. Cary Fukunaga

Nothing Find More Lazy Look Make Than Just Interesting Things

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