J. C. Chandor Quotes

J. C. Chandor
American Director
Born: Nov 24, 1973
Close Did Life Lost People You
Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
I had decent but not great grades in high school because I was highly motivated in some subjects, like the arts, drama, English, and history, but in math and science I was a screw-up. Wooster saw something in me, and I really flourished there. I got into theatre, took photography and painting classes. J. C. Chandor
Great Me History Science Photography Theatre School Painting Drama Took Saw High Classes Some High School Something Had Highly Like Because Got Motivated Math Math And Science Subjects Grades Decent Arts Really English
When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick. J. C. Chandor
Alone Myself People Speak Never Talk Around Just
As a writer, I had learned a lot on 'Margin Call' about embracing the weaknesses of a narrative and of a project. A story always has an inherent narrative weakness. J. C. Chandor
Project Weakness Weaknesses Embracing About Writer Had Call Learned Narrative Always Lot Story Inherent Margin
That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment. J. C. Chandor
You Other Way TV Gives Very Storytelling Moment Film
I wrote 'All is Lost' while editing 'Margin Call'. I did that long before I knew if I was ever going to get to make another movie. J. C. Chandor
Editing Long Lost Before Knew Wrote Make Call Another Get Did Going Movie While Ever Margin
Just making a movie the way 'All is Lost' had to be made was a great experience, because it was structured differently than any other film I will make for the rest of my life. J. C. Chandor
Life Great Experience Will Made Rest My Life Lost Other Way Great Experience Structured Had Make Because Making Than Any Just Movie Film Differently
When I'm writing a movie, it's usually pretty close to what the movie is going to be, which is just a luxury of being a writer-director. J. C. Chandor
Writing Luxury Pretty Close Going Just Being Movie Which
I think my films kind of walk this line that I'm proud of, that they feel sort of like films of my youth, which were far more commercial. J. C. Chandor
Youth Walk Think Films Kind More Feel Like Sort Proud Line Were Commercial Which Far
I did not grow up a cinefile. No one in my family was in the film business or even anything close to it. J. C. Chandor
Family Business No-One Up Close Did Anything Even Grow Grow Up Film Film Business
There is certainly a part of my filmmaking that harkens to a more simpler commercial kind of taste, but then with this there's certainly a kind of avant-garde, abstract, existential element to it. J. C. Chandor
Kind More Simpler Part Abstract Existential Commercial Taste Avant-Garde Then Certainly Element Filmmaking

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