I think I'm a very American director, but I probably should have been making movies somewhere around 1976. I never left the… — James Gray Copy Share Image
The state of being in love is so inherently preposterous. It usually lends itself to romantic comedy. I think we've all been… — James Gray Copy Share Image
There's never really been a tradition of making films about Jewish themes or using Judaism as a constant. — James Gray Copy Share Image
The ending shot of 'Queen Christina' with Greta Garbo is amazing. She's at the head of the ship, and she's been through… — James Gray Copy Share Image
I've been a Yankees fan for a long time. When I was a kid in the mid-'70s, the Yankees were really great.… — James Gray Copy Share Image
Americans have always been excellent at making romantic comedies - but dramatically, we don't really try to do it. — James Gray Copy Share Image
I'm telling you, every film I've ever made has been hated by the U.K. critics. — James Gray Copy Share Image
My wife and I had been to the genetic counselor; my wife is not Jewish - she's the shiksha goddess type -… — James Gray Copy Share Image
As ugly an admission as this is, I met my wife at a party, and if I had been to the same… — James Gray Copy Share Image
The key to acting - from what little I know about that wonderful craft - is listening, and interacting with the other person in… — James Gray Copy Share Image
I've learned that you can never predict what will happen to a film. You can never predict if people will love it, if they'll… — James Gray Copy Share Image
I don't envy the job of people who have to watch five movies a day - that's insane. — James Gray Copy Share Image
Most people don't watch a movie four or five times; they watch it once. — James Gray Copy Share Image
I'm just not willing to give up on myself. If I'm going to fail, then I want to fail to the limits of my… — James Gray Copy Share Image
I am an Ashkenazi Jew, and there are a whole host of genetic disorders that only Ashkenazi Jews have. I don't know if you… — James Gray Copy Share Image
All I can say is sometimes home gets burned into your occipital lobe, and it can't leave you, and there's always that longing. — James Gray Copy Share Image
William Atherton has a very different acting style to Bonnie Bedelia; she has a very different style than Bruce Willis. — James Gray Copy Share Image
There are very few movies in English about romantic obsession told with a seriousness of purpose. — James Gray Copy Share Image
I would love it if my films made a lot of money, and may I say that 'The Yards' is the only one that's… — James Gray Copy Share Image
My wife thinks I have an obsession with social class. So I guess I have an obsession with social class. It probably stems from… — James Gray Copy Share Image
I remember as a little kid, I would always feel comfortable if the light in the crack of my parents' door was on at… — James Gray Copy Share Image
