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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/it-s-a-risk-but-i-m-sort-of-ready-to-let-go-of-thinking-of-movies-as/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

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## More by Shane Carruth

> [I never set out to make a movie that was everything to everybody; if that were the case, we could all just take a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-never-set-out-to-make-a-movie-that-was-everything-to-everybody-if/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-feel-like-we-want-to-compartmentalise-things-and-say-well-that-s/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [I never got into 'MacGyver,' but 'All the President's Men' and 'The Conversation' were big for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-never-got-into-macgyver-but-all-the-president-s-men-and-the/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-ve-always-been-anxious-about-primer-there-s-good-things-about-it/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-think-i-ll-always-want-to-write-and-direct-i-m-interested-in/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/going-to-grocery-stores-is-almost-my-favorite-thing-to-do-to-calm/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [All I know is that as an audience member, I am less and less inclined to go to the theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/all-i-know-is-that-as-an-audience-member-i-am-less-and-less-inclined/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [I don't read books on how to write screenplays just because I'm stubborn. So it's all sort of made up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-don-t-read-books-on-how-to-write-screenplays-just-because-i-m/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/probably-the-tv-show-i-ve-watched-the-most-is-how-it-s-made-on-the/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [My favorite films are the ones that I walk away from and I know I saw a story. I saw the core part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/my-favorite-films-are-the-ones-that-i-walk-away-from-and-i-know-i-saw/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [In school, when I got into upper-level math, there would be times when I would wake up from a dream and have - not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/in-school-when-i-got-into-upper-level-math-there-would-be-times-when/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> ['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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/upstream-color-in-particular-it-s-got-to-infect-culture-at-some-level/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-find-fatal-attraction-really-romantic-i-really-like-the-seduction/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [I don't believe that narrative works when it's trying to teach a lesson or speak a factual truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-don-t-believe-that-narrative-works-when-it-s-trying-to-teach-a/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

> [I got a degree in math, from not a good school in Texas, and then I went to work as a software engineer. Just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-got-a-degree-in-math-from-not-a-good-school-in-texas-and-then-i/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

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