Gangster movies are the inheritor of the Greek tragedy: it's the only genre where the audience will be disappointed if there's not a tragic ending. — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share Image
When you're 16, the top of the world is directing a gangster movie. — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share Image
Academically, I was never that interested. I skipped classes. My biggest dream was to have a coffee shop, but I had no idea how… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
We've all done actions in our lives where we compromise what we believe in. And if we keep doing it, there's no way back,… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
I think the movie industry is a hard industry, but it is not that hard to be allowed to do what you want if… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
When I was sixteen years old, I was sentenced to two years in prison; the Swedish government changed it, so I could go to… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
If the crew is hit by the situation that we're trying to portray, I think we get a real and a stronger moment with… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
Do we have the right to understand the world we live in? The right to all the information regarding why our governments are making… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
In editing, you really face what the movie is. When you shoot it, you have this illusion that you're making the masterpieces that you're… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
If you just storyboard something, you've already planned it, and you're stuck in the limitations of your imagination. — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
I think it's always interesting to make sensational stories where, if these people don't make the right choice, it actually puts marks not just… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
All our forms are unique - movies, music and literature - and you have to leave the person who is doing it to do… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
Think about Medusa, with the snakes. If you shoot a movie in Europe, the financiers are three snakes, and they all have opinions. In… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
If you create a movie that is only character driven, with a weak plot, then you - as a director, you have to make… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
I run a fast pace on my sets, man. I like the energy of the scene to be the energy on the set. I… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
Chileans have this rumor that they're great soccer players, but I stunk as a soccer player. I always had to hide my nationality when… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
That's the place we're in right now: we think we have the capability to get every piece of information, and we don't. We don't… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share
