18 Darren Aronofsky Quotes for You to Enjoy

Darren Aronofsky

American Director

Born: Feb 12, 1969

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Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen

I grew up in a family with two very strong women, my mother and my older sister, and they were big influences on my life. Darren Aronofsky

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I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to choose the road that I have the most passion on because then you can never really blame yourself for making the wrong choices. You can always say you're following your passion. Darren Aronofsky

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Animators have to live life 24 times as long as we do - every 24 frames of a second. Darren Aronofsky

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Right after I did 'The Fountain,' I wanted to go make a documentary or something that was less constructed - more natural. I was searching for a project, and sniffing around, 'The Wrestler' fit right in. Darren Aronofsky

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There's always been a lot of pressure and tension on the line. If 'Pi' didn't work out, I have no idea what my career would be. I don't think I would have gotten another shot at it. If 'Requiem for a Dream' didn't work out, they would have called me a 'one-hit wonder with a sophomore slump'. Darren Aronofsky

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I'm Godless. I've had to make my God, and my God is narrative filmmaking. Darren Aronofsky

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You hear stories about directors using manipulation to get actors to do certain things, but I think when you're working with professional actors, it's all about trust. They can do anything you want, it's just a matter of them understanding what you're looking for, and the reason why. Darren Aronofsky

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I know some people that have gone through serious struggles. People that were close to me, and I've seen some terrible things about people who lose it. So I think that type of pain is something that's human and that, actually, can help us look at ourselves a little bit. Darren Aronofsky

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I was a TV junkie as a kid. I am the Sesame Street generation. Darren Aronofsky

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Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting. Darren Aronofsky

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Classical scores go up and down; they're kind of hysterical in a way. And movie scores are much more - they just drive and move forward, and they build and can't go up and down at that same speed. It's a big job to turn that into something that pushes the movie along. Darren Aronofsky

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I grew up in a family with two very strong women, my mother and my older sister, and they were big influences on my life. I've spent a life loving women, and studying them as much as I can, or am allowed to. Darren Aronofsky

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I spent about a year and a half doing technical post work on 'The Fountain'. Although I do like the process, I think my favorite part of filmmaking is the actors. Darren Aronofsky

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'Angel Heart' was one of my favorite films. Darren Aronofsky

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I've spent a life loving women and studying them as much as I can, or am allowed to. Darren Aronofsky

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