Film Quotes by Anthony Russo

11 Film quotes by Anthony Russo

Anthony Russo’s reflections on filmmaking are boiled down to eleven crisp statements. It’s a handy snapshot for anyone wanting a quick sense of his cinematic philosophy.

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We're big fans of balance in storytelling, and we like movies that hit every emotion.

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What Joe and I get excited by, creatively, is exploring all of the different forms of filmmaking.

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It's incumbent upon a director, if you want to pull the best performance out of an actor, you have to really work…

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We like movies that are going to have a great sense of fun and thrill to them while at the same time…

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I think every directing team works differently in the same manner that every director works differently. Everybody has a different personality and…

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I think that's part of the fun for us: we love looking at movies through the filter of a specific character -…

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Our experience making 'Pieces,' all it did was confirm our passion for film making to ourselves. We were having the time of…

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'Community' gets to be the indie movie, while a 'Modern Family' gets to be the big blockbuster release. They service that big…

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We knew people in Cleveland who had been making movies for 20 years that nobody sees. Every couple of years, they make…

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We have a lot of respect for the fact that you can't make movies without money and that when money comes to…

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What Joe and I love about the film industry, it's like the wild West. We're two guys who grew up a million…

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Joe and I have always been drawn to ensemble storytelling. We like the idea of telling stories from multiple characters' points of view and…

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Even if you have the best intentions, there may sometimes be a price or a cost or a pushback against what you're doing.

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The one thing you know we won't do is, literally, 'Modern Warfare 2.'

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For us, since we entered the MCU as storytellers, and we picked up the story with 'Winter Soldier,' we've been carrying a thread forward…

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Among directing teams, you find a high percentage of brothers. You need the ability to compromise. With siblings, you've grown up with a pattern…

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Joe and I always say that our guide through action is always story and character. We're always driving right at the character beats, or…

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In general, just as a framing, we always thought about 'Winter Soldier' very specifically as a political thriller.

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What Joe and I love about the film industry, it's like the wild West. We're two guys who grew up a million miles away…

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The fact we got to become a part of the Marvel family and find our own expression within that is a real joy for…

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The great thing about Marvel is that there is an attitude of 'nothing's impossible,' but that doesn't mean everything is possible; you just have…

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In a way, Captain America is the most grounded of the main Marvel superheroes. He is basically just a man, only more so. He…

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Our experience making 'Pieces,' all it did was confirm our passion for film making to ourselves. We were having the time of our lives,…

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