I hadn't made that movie before and when I ever met the real Joy Mangano, which happened because De Niro insisted we… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
I'm always looking for a way to surprise audiences. That's, I feel, my job as a director. I felt that Amy Adams… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
And if you can come through that and still have some connection to your joy you felt when you were a child… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
The Fighter was about a family struggling to overcome and fighting each other sometimes, and I went back and rewrote this script which I… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
Christianity has been responsible for plenty of horror and death in the world, all supposedly in God's name. — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
I think that everybody does hustle in order to survive. That doesn't mean lying - it's more about how you handle situations. — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got. — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
Life just happens the way it's supposed to happen. It delivers you to where it delivers you. — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
I did a dance sequence in my second short film, which was my best short film, called 'Hairway to the Stars,' and I think… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
It's a closing of the mind that happens when you want to be lazy and go with the easiest answers, like the media do… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
You know when you're hungry and excited and you feel humble about it? I like that. In the past, when things were not clear,… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
That's the most beautiful thing that I like about boxing: you can take a punch. The biggest thing about taking a punch is your… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
