51 Edgar Wright Quotes for You to Enjoy

Edgar Wright

English Director

Born: Apr 18, 1974

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I like watching films that can play in any language because they're essentially silent. Edgar Wright

Language Films Silent Like Because Any Essentially Play Watching

'Scott Pilgrim' is something that was a little bit more difficult to put in one box. But, to me, that's not necessarily a bad thing about the movie. Edgar Wright

Me Difficult Bit Bad About Something More Bad Thing Put Box Pilgrim Scott Movie Little Little Bit Thing Necessarily

We were shooting 'Hot Fuzz' in my hometown of Wells, Somerset, and I remember looking at the dailies and going, 'Wait, there's a Starbucks in the shot. I don't remember that being there!' We had to digitally remove it; the same thing happened with a McDonald's in another scene. I had this sensation of, 'What's going on here? Where am I?' Edgar Wright

Remember Wait Remove Looking Same Thing Scene Had Hot Another Am Were Shooting Same Going Sensation Being Where Happened McDonald Shot Being There Starbucks Hometown Thing Here

When I was a kid, I just figured we'd be living on the moon by the year 2000. Edgar Wright

Moon Year Living Kid Just Figured

What 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' and 'World's End' do is smuggle a different movie under the guise of a zombie movie or a cop or alien invasion movie. Even though they all have action and carnage, they are really films about growing up and taking responsibility. Edgar Wright

World Alien Responsibility Action Films Carnage Though Guise About Invasion Hot Taking Dead Smuggle End Up Different Movie Really Even Growing Growing Up Cop Zombie

Occasionally, you'll get a 'District 9,' a film that is politically charged, but there is nothing going on beneath the surface with a lot of horror films. They are not about anything. Edgar Wright

You Nothing Films Beneath Charged District About Horror Horror Films Occasionally Surface Lot Get Going Politically Anything Film

Some actors don't even read the stage directions at all. Edgar Wright

Stage Some Directions Read Even Actor

When you write something, at first you might feel very defensive and protective of every single thing, but after a while, you just see what works and what doesn't. Sometimes you do test screenings, and an audience tells you that, or sometimes you eventually just go, 'Let's cut the joke out.' Edgar Wright

You Sometimes Joke First Single Every Defensive Out Tells See Something Write Feel Protective Audience Single Thing Test Go Very Just After While Might Cut Works Eventually Thing Every Single Thing

If you have ever driven around London and seen the amount of one way systems... they basically rubbed out all car chase crime. In fact, if you get bank robberies in the U.K., they're using scooters. Edgar Wright

There are lots of films I wish stopped at installment number one. I like 'Back to the Future Part II' and 'Part III' enough, but I still like the ending of the first one better. Edgar Wright

Future Better Ending First Wish Films Enough Back Installment Part Like First One Still Lots Stopped Number

I find just in terms of free time I'm always envious of people I know who... listen to music, watch films, play games, read books. I have to pick. And I find frequently that if I've got Sophie's Choice, I'll try to keep up with music and keep up with films. So my book reading and comic reading and game playing is terrible and infrequent. Edgar Wright

Music Time Game Book People Try Free Reading Films Books Find Free Time Pick Envious Know Terms Terrible Read Frequently Always Comic Got Up Listen Just Choice Games Who Keep Play Watch Playing

I grew up on 'Battle of the Planets.' Edgar Wright

Battle Up Grew Planets

I'm very happy with the response for everything I've done, but, you know, sometimes you get things like, 'Oh, 'Spaced' Series One wasn't as good as 'Spaced' Series Two.' Or 'Shaun of the Dead' is not as good as 'Spaced,' or, 'Hot Fuzz' is not as good as 'Shaun.' Or, now, 'The World's End' is not 'Shaun of the Dead.' Edgar Wright

I first saw Walter Hill's second film, 'The Driver,' as a teenager, late at night on the BBC, quite possibly sitting too close to the telly. Given that this 1978 slice of neo-noir takes place almost entirely in the dark streets of a deserted downtown L.A., it's really a perfect midnight movie. Edgar Wright

Dark First Too Late Teenager Slice Saw Possibly Telly Entirely Given Perfect Driver Takes Almost Hill Close Sitting Quite Movie Place Midnight Really Deserted Film Downtown Streets Second Night

'The Driver' wasn't commercially successful at the time, but when I was a teenager, I had no knowledge of that. Edgar Wright

Time Knowledge Teenager Driver Had Commercially Successful

I was at art school that had quite a celebrated film course as well. I tried for that film course when I was 18, but they said I was too young. I tried this audio and visual design course instead. Two years later, I reapplied for that higher course, but they said I was still too young and to try in five years. Edgar Wright

Art School Try Young Design Too Later Visual Tried Higher Had Instead Well Course Said Audio Still Years Art School Celebrated Five Quite Film Two

Television was essentially my college. Edgar Wright

College Television Essentially

I'm very happy with my life and career, but I do find myself having serious attacks of nostalgia, and I don't quite know why. Even though I've got to travel the world and do amazing things, I still want to go back to my teenage years and change little aspects of it. It's strange, but it does continue to bug me. Edgar Wright

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The man-child in American comedies is always glorified; they never really show the darker side. Edgar Wright

Side Darker Never Comedies Glorified Always American Really Show

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