Film Quotes by David Gordon Green

8 Film quotes by David Gordon Green

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David Gordon Green offers eight brief statements on movies, each line providing a glimpse into his versatile storytelling approach. This compact collection serves as a quick introduction to his film‑focused voice.

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I saw how you could get away with such a free-spirited, naturalistic sensibility in a mainstream Hollywood movie, and you could apply…

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I don't let technology and mechanics hinder me from a good time. During one of a film premiere there was a party…

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One of the things I wanted to do after three, prolonged movies is to do something that was really, kind-of knee-jerk decisions,…

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A lot of my best friends are the best person for the job in a film, but sometimes being a filmmaker I'll…

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I consider myself more of a film fan than a filmmaker, or I guess it's kind of a balance, fortunately. But I…

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It's been an obsession of various genres, disciplines, and aspects and elements of movie-making. It's always been something that I've really aspired…

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I've never wanted to be a fireman, in my life. I've never really wanted to grow up and be anything other than…

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The difference between this film [Your highness] and Pineapple Express was pretty much in the logistics of the technical ambition of the…

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Every new project I do is a new invention of myself and reinvigorates me as to why I love the industry.

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I always cast people with a sense of humor because people that are super serious don't understand when I ask them to eat a…

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I saw how you could get away with such a free-spirited, naturalistic sensibility in a mainstream Hollywood movie, and you could apply a lot…

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The people that I associate myself with are people that are looking to make a good product because it's going to benefit them and…

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I think my interest in risk is pretty high, a lot higher than I think a lot of other people who are just looking…

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There's something within contemporary culture which is far more faux masculine than it was when men were really men.

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One of the things I wanted to do after three, prolonged movies is to do something that was really, kind-of knee-jerk decisions, and artistic…

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I'm not a director that's about precision and control and perfection, I'm about creating an atmosphere that's organic and interesting and then letting people…

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Everybody's got their tools or their instruments, and it's fun to see how people expose themselves to their profession or their profession becomes who…

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Sometimes you'll have great actors who aren't comfortable with improvising. Which can get pretty frustrating. But every actor's coming from a different place and…

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I've always had great independence on everything I've done. Nobody's ever told me not to do anything.

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Sundance [festival] is all your Hollywood buds and buddies and rolling out and high-fiving and "Hell, yeah. Here comes the movie," and in Venice,…

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Sometimes an actor doesn't sell an idea 100 percent. It just sounds like something that's coming out of their head. You can hear the…

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Fortunately, working with Universal was just a real opportunity of a supportive entity, who not only financially backed and distributed the movie, but creatively…

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