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Film Quotes by J. C. Chandor

8 Film quotes by J. C. Chandor

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If you’re curious about how J. C. Chandor views the moving‑image world, this short set of eight remarks gives you a quick, focused taste. It’s a modest collection, but each line carries his signature storytelling sensibility, making it a handy starter for anyone wanting a flavor of his cinematic thinking.

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That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.

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There is certainly a part of my filmmaking that harkens to a more simpler commercial kind of taste, but then with this…

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To have a second movie that you're proud of and that actually turned out the way you wanted, shot by shot, I…

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Just making a movie the way 'All is Lost' had to be made was a great experience, because it was structured differently…

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I did not grow up a cinefile. No one in my family was in the film business or even anything close to…

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I think my films kind of walk this line that Im proud of, that they feel sort of like films of my…

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I had a caricature view of the guy in the beret with the big megaphone, but a movie director and writer was…

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I'm a huge fan of the films of the '70s and even into the '80s, Sidney Lumet, all those films that used…

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That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.

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I grew up in suburban New York City and London, England, where my dad was working.

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When it feels scary to jump, that’s exactly when you jump. Otherwise you end up staying the same place your whole life. And that…

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When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my…

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There is certainly a part of my filmmaking that harkens to a more simpler commercial kind of taste, but then with this theres certainly…

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To have a second movie that you're proud of and that actually turned out the way you wanted, shot by shot, I realize I'm…

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I consider myself somewhat spiritual, but not practicing.

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As a writer, I had learned a lot on 'Margin Call' about embracing the weaknesses of a narrative and of a project. A story…

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Just making a movie the way 'All is Lost' had to be made was a great experience, because it was structured differently than any…

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I had decent but not great grades in high school because I was highly motivated in some subjects, like the arts, drama, English, and…

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I did not grow up a cinefile. No one in my family was in the film business or even anything close to it.

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I don't know how you make decisions in your life, but I weigh lots of things, and it's not always the purest of things…

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When I'm writing a movie, it's usually pretty close to what the movie is going to be, which is just a luxury of being…

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When you're on a boat, it is this tiny little island where you have to be completely self-sufficient.

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We print money. The people that print the money is actually us. The government of the United States of America. By its very nature,…

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