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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
You Distract Sense Way Easy Something More Stuff Make Because Traditional Traditional Way Brave Flashy Avant-Garde Much Your Viewer Exposed Technique
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
I'm never more miserable than when I write, and never more happy than having finished and having it sitting in front of me. Cary Fukunaga
Me Happy Finished Miserable Having More Write Never Than Sitting Front
I eventually want to do writing on all the films, but not necessarily to be the writer. Writing is a painful, painful thing; it really is. Cary Fukunaga
Writing Films Writer Want Really Painful Eventually Thing Necessarily
Literally, I don't have a television. So I don't really know what's happening pop-culturally. I read the 'New York Times.' And there's one worldwide cabin blog that I look at. Cary Fukunaga
Worldwide Television Cabin New Know Look Read Blog Times York New York New York Times Literally Happening Really
On 'Sin Nombre,' Adriano Goldman and I improvised a lot of things on-site. We were working with untrained actors, and you can't really block a scene in a traditional way. Cary Fukunaga
You Way Scene Sin Untrained Block Traditional Were Traditional Way Lot Improvised Really Working Actor Things
I think about a Richard Avedon photo series, the kind of faces he gets of real people, which I find so captivating. Fellini was also great in filling his films with this ambiance, this environment, sometimes chaotic and carnival-like, but people's faces were always amazing. Cary Fukunaga
Great People Sometimes Amazing Think Films Chaotic Photo Kind Find About Faces He Environment Fellini Also Always Real Were His Real People Gets Which Richard Captivating Series Filling
I'm not Mexican, and I'm not Central American. I'm from California. Cary Fukunaga
California Mexican American Central
'Sin Nombre' was almost like the adolescent version of 'Jane Eyre.' 'Jane Eyre' sort of picks up where 'Sin Nombre' ends. It's about this girl who starts off on her own at her lowest point of despair, and she figures out how she got there. Cary Fukunaga
Girl Own Starts Despair Out About Adolescent Point Almost Picks Sin Like She Sort Got How Off Version Up Ends Where Jane Lowest Who Figures Her
I used to do Civil War re-enacting between the ages of 15 and 19. I was part of a unit that was considered very authentic. We would source the right wools, the right buttons for the costumes. We had the right look. Cary Fukunaga
War Considered Would Civil Civil War Costumes Had Part Between Look Source Very Authentic Ages Used Unit Right Buttons
I like characters that make choices and try to drive their own fate. Cary Fukunaga
Fate Try Drive Own Characters Like Make Choices
When I was a kid, I knew the black and white version of 'Jane Eyre,' and I guess I became interested in the idea of romantic love - of unrequited love and the tragedies of that; of what are the important things in life; what should one value over other materials. Cary Fukunaga
Life Love Value Black Black And White Important Important Things White Other Guess Kid Unrequited Unrequited Love Knew Idea Over Became Materials Tragedies Version Romantic Romantic Love Jane Interested Should Things
Shakespeare is repeated around the world in different languages, just because it's good storytelling. Cary Fukunaga
Good World Shakespeare Because Around Repeated Just Different Just Because Storytelling Languages
There are elements to the 19th century which just don't work for contemporary audiences. Cary Fukunaga
Work Contemporary Audiences Just Which Century Elements
I have a really good relationship with Focus Features; we had a wonderful time working together on 'Sin Nombre.' Cary Fukunaga
Time Good Relationship Working Together Together Wonderful Focus Good Relationship Features Had Sin Wonderful Time Really Working
I used to always make art for girls. That was the thing I did for girls to like me. I did portraits, drawings, letters that formed outlines of significant things in our relationship. Art. I just used art in general. It usually worked. Cary Fukunaga
Art Me Relationship Girl Our Drawings Significant General Outlines Like Make Always Did Just Formed Worked Used Letters Thing Things Portraits
I've written immense love letters that are supposed to be opened over days at a time. Cary Fukunaga
Love Time Immense Written Opened Over Days Supposed Love Letters Letters
I am so disappointed in Apple. I don't even use an iPhone anymore. Their marketing sucks. It's embarrassing. It's just garbage. Casey Neistat
Garbage Marketing Embarrassing Disappointed Am iPhone Just Anymore Use Sucks Even Apple
I don't keep an ongoing dribble of updates of my day, but I tell little compartmentalized stories every day on Snapchat. I use it much more like making a movie than maintaining a diary. When people watch my 60-second clips, there's a beginning, middle, and end. Casey Neistat
Day Every Day People Beginning Every Tell Dribble Ongoing More Maintaining Like Making Snapchat Diary End Than Middle Movie Stories Little Much Use Keep Watch
Troubleshooting a wiring problem is a soul-killing experience. Casey Neistat
Experience Problem Wiring
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