I don't want to take shots at professional actors, because obviously the great ones are great. But I do think that given the kind of stories I've been telling in my films, it's hard for me to imagine how professional… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
What will always be possible is for someone to walk into a dark room and experience a film and connect to it. And that's… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
Sometimes you meet someone, and they seem great, they seem exactly what you're thinking of for the role, and then you put a camera… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
There's nothing sillier than fake rough edges, like the handheld camera you sometimes see on "NYPD Blue," shaking and jittering around, unmotivated, way more… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
Writing a story starts out as a puzzle in your mind, of "What is it I'm fantasizing about right now that makes me think… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
I guess I'm not always looking for the same things in movies that most people are, which I wouldn't have necessarily even really known… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
I've always spent a lot of time in movie theaters, kind of absorbing anything I can. I just love sitting in the dark, and… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
It's always a struggle with small films to get people in the theater. I think I have a perverse contrarian streak that's always kind… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
I want the pleasures of the real exploitation movie, and exploitation has changed so much in 40 years. Plenty of people grow up with… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
I don't want to take shots at professional actors, because obviously the great ones are great. But I do think that given the kind… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
I'd love to do a really cheap action movie. I'd love to do stunts. I mean, not myself. I'd hurt myself, but I'd love… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
It just kind of continues to be strange and interesting to me to try to understand what other people are looking for. And this… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people go into filmmaking thinking, "How can I make a career?" And so when they make their first film,… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
I suppose it's nice that I've made films that some people have heard of and respect. That's great. And it's certainly helpful in some… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
There are two aspects to making movies: One is the feeling of wanting to push myself into stuff that I don't know how to… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
On one hand, I kind of feel like I have unlimited options right now, and obviously that's not technically true, but when you're at… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
