It's a risk, but I'm sort of ready to let go of thinking of movies as books that you can watch. The notion of, 'If I put the narrative blocks in the right order, this will solve all of my… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
I never set out to make a movie that was everything to everybody; if that were the case, we could all just take a… — Shane Carruth Copy Share
I feel like we want to compartmentalise things and say, 'Well, that's emotional, artistic and subjective, while this is intellectual, objective and measured.' I… — Shane Carruth Copy Share
I never got into 'MacGyver,' but 'All the President's Men' and 'The Conversation' were big for me. — Shane Carruth Copy Share
I've always been anxious about 'Primer.' There's good things about it, but all I've seen for a long time is the flaws. — Shane Carruth Copy Share
I think I'll always want to write and direct. I'm interested in producing and helping other people tell stories. But I'm still in love… — Shane Carruth Copy Share
Going to grocery stores is almost my favorite thing to do to calm myself down. There's something about just walking aisle after aisle making… — Shane Carruth Copy Share
All I know is that as an audience member, I am less and less inclined to go to the theater. — Shane Carruth Copy Share
I don't read books on how to write screenplays just because I'm stubborn. So it's all sort of made up. — Shane Carruth Copy Share
Probably the TV show I've watched the most is 'How It's Made' on the History Channel. I could watch 24 hours of 'How It's… — Shane Carruth Copy Share
My favorite films are the ones that I walk away from and I know I saw a story. I saw the core part of… — Shane Carruth Copy Share
In school, when I got into upper-level math, there would be times when I would wake up from a dream and have - not… — Shane Carruth Copy Share
'Upstream Color' in particular, it's got to infect culture at some level in order to have a life of its own. Then it'll be… — Shane Carruth Copy Share
I find 'Fatal Attraction' really romantic. I really like the seduction. Almost every time I see it, I'm surprised when it goes dark. I… — Shane Carruth Copy Share
I don't believe that narrative works when it's trying to teach a lesson or speak a factual truth. — Shane Carruth Copy Share
I got a degree in math, from not a good school in Texas, and then I went to work as a software engineer. Just… — Shane Carruth Copy Share
