Aristotle wrote the 'Poetics' 2,400 years ago. It's really an instruction manual for aspiring filmmakers. It's as valid today as it was then. — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
Why is the public so interested in movies about the wealthy? My answer is that Shakespeare wrote about kings. That's where the action is.… — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
“What NYU tried to teach had no relation whatsoever with the reality of what making a film is like. You cannot teach someone aesthetics. What you can do is say, "If you were in this situation and this is the kind of story you wanted to tell, here are a couple of ways you could try to make things work."… — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share
Writing and directing your own film, for me, has been the best experience of my life. — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
I think that ultimately any effective drama or tragedy tries to put you as much as it can into the protagonist's shoes. — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
Some people are in positions of power, and when incentives go haywire, we are all human and it's easy to make mistakes. I am… — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
I loved films of the '70s with those antihero protagonists who you don't know if you can get behind because their behavior is really… — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
I spent 12 years doing different things in film trying to figure out the story I wanted to tell. — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
When you're editing the film, you use a temp track. So you're putting music in there for a rough cut to keep track of… — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
Aristotle wrote the 'Poetics' 2,400 years ago. It's really an instruction manual for aspiring filmmakers. It's as valid today as it was then. — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
