Quotes by Directors

Like my gender, sometimes things don't come out right the first time. Ben Hopkins

Time Sometimes Gender First Out Come Like First Time Right Things

It's not about the individual notes. It's about the energy. Ben Hopkins

Energy About Individual Notes

I think that when you're queer, you grow up with these kinds of men who might have made you feel small because of who you are. They could be part of your family, or somebody on the street, or a teacher. Ben Hopkins

PWR BTTM isn't the only queer rock band. We've been lucky to receive a platform. If you go on Bandcamp and search for 'queer rock,' you can find 150,000 bands that you could love more than PWR BTTM. Ben Hopkins

Love You Band Find More Only Could Rock Rock Band Go Queer Been Than Bands Search Lucky Platform Receive

A lot of my queer development as a kid came from trawling the Internet. Ben Hopkins

Internet Kid Development Came Queer Lot

I know what we're going to do as PWR BTTM. We're going to put a new record out; we're going to go on tour a lot, and we're going to do cool stuff. We're going to try to be kind to our friends and family and loved ones. And we're going to look cute. Ben Hopkins

I am more connected to the world of the imagination, but you don't have to have polio to do that. Ben Lewin

You World Imagination More Polio Am Connected

If you want a studio to back you, you want to be doing something that's been done to death! Ben Lewin

Death You Back Something Studio Doing Been Done Want

You can muscle your way to the top as long as you're part of the production, which I am. I'm knitted into the money, so it's very hard to extricate me from the decision-making dynamic. Ben Wheatley

Me You Money Long Top Way Extricate Part Am Very Dynamic Which Decision-Making Production Your Hard Muscle

If I'd been offered 'Spider-Man,' I probably would have done it. I don't think it's bad to go and do those things. Ben Wheatley

Think Those Spider-Man Bad Would Go Been Offered Done Things

The whole idea of genre and categorising films is a critic's construct. For me, I just try and make stories and see where they go, but there's nothing wrong with horror; there's nothing wrong with romantic comedies. Ben Wheatley

The things that inspire people to think are what keeps a film alive. Ben Wheatley

People Inspire Think Alive Film Keeps Things

I've always loved movies, since I was a little kid, but I never wanted to be part of that industry. It always seemed horrifying, the way films were made. Benh Zeitlin

Made Films Way Kid Seemed Horrifying Never Part Since Industry Always Were Wanted Loved Little Movies Little Kid

I don't watch trailers, I like to go into every movie fresh. Benh Zeitlin

Every Like Fresh Go Trailers Movie Watch

Someone once told me that movies are a universal passport. And it's true, wherever you go. Benh Zeitlin

Me You Once Someone True Go Passport Wherever Movies Universal

One of the biggest turnoffs is being presented with an idea that's already, to a degree, complete. That's not an adventure, and it's not a learning experience. It's more of a chore. Then you become a technician with taste, as opposed to an explorer and an author. Bennett Miller

People without fathers tend to have two predominant characteristics. They tend to believe anything is possible. At the same time there's an anxiety and an unending insecurity. It's a very American thing because back in the past, we lost our fathers or father. The king. Bennett Miller

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You make a movie and you'd like it to be appreciated, respected, embraced. Bennett Miller

You Respected Embraced Like Make Movie Appreciated

A film cannot make it into the culture without the support of critics. Bennett Miller

Culture Critics Support Make Without Cannot Film

It's great making a film and having it embraced and seen. I really enjoy that. Bennett Miller

Great Seen Enjoy Embraced Having Making Really Film

Honestly, my smartest business decision was to never do anything that I didn't love doing. Bennett Miller

Love Business Decision Honestly Never Smartest Doing Anything

I am attracted to anything that does not feel derivative. Bennett Miller

Feel Attracted Does Am Anything Derivative