Film Quotes by Jay Duplass

11 Film quotes by Jay Duplass

When you skim through this handful of Jay Duplass’s film reflections, you’ll notice his knack for blending humor with raw honesty. Though brief, the selection captures his indie spirit and the way he frames storytelling in everyday moments.

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Independent filmmaking burns off a lot of storytelling fat.

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Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence.

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I think it's rare for anyone that a really accomplished, amazing director calls you up and says, 'I want to make a…

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I always tell young filmmakers, don't go make a feature. Make a short. When you're ready to make a feature, people will…

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The worst question really comes from the attitude of the asker and it usually comes in the form of "What was your…

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I went to film school at UT Austin. I learned a lot, and that school's good for puking up all your bad…

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Filmmaking is a very complex form - ya know, acting, lighting, screenwriting, storytelling, music, editing - all these things have to come…

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We don't work in the traditional TV format where we're like writing concurrently to shooting. Like, we really view it as a…

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I had to live on $17,000 a year until I was 33, because I was a failed artist until I was 29,…

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I think the press mistakenly thought that all of these 'mumblecore' filmmakers were banded together in a similar ideology, but the truth…

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It's just that the nature of being a director is being incredibly overwhelmed with getting the shots right, dealing with the locations,…

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It is very common for people to come up to the cast members and say, 'Our family is OK now because of 'Transparent.''

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I guess I need a hobby. Currently my primary hobby is complaining.

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Our brains will destroy ourselves if we don't put it outward.

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When you grow up in New Orleans, like, the only way to be an artist is to be a 55-year-old black musician. That's basically…

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An interview is only as good as both parties are willing to give to the interview and that includes the interviewer.

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My wife is a social worker and a feminist, and it feels natural to me to have these relationships with these powerhouse women that…

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