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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/gangster-movies-are-the-inheritor-of-the-greek-tragedy-it-s-the-only/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15f/daniel-espinosa-16293_cinema_gangster-movies-are-the-inheritor-of-the_2180612.jpg)

> [When you're 16, the top of the world is directing a gangster movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/when-you-re-16-the-top-of-the-world-is-directing-a-gangster-movie/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

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## Other authors on Gangster

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## More by Daniel Espinosa

> [Academically, I was never that interested. I skipped classes. My biggest dream was to have a coffee shop, but I had no idea how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/academically-i-was-never-that-interested-i-skipped-classes-my-biggest/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/we-ve-all-done-actions-in-our-lives-where-we-compromise-what-we/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [I think the movie industry is a hard industry, but it is not that hard to be allowed to do what you want if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/i-think-the-movie-industry-is-a-hard-industry-but-it-is-not-that-hard/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [When I was sixteen years old, I was sentenced to two years in prison; the Swedish government changed it, so I could go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/when-i-was-sixteen-years-old-i-was-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/if-the-crew-is-hit-by-the-situation-that-we-re-trying-to-portray-i/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [Do we have the right to understand the world we live in? The right to all the information regarding why our governments are making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/do-we-have-the-right-to-understand-the-world-we-live-in-the-right-to/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/in-editing-you-really-face-what-the-movie-is-when-you-shoot-it-you/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [If you just storyboard something, you've already planned it, and you're stuck in the limitations of your imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/if-you-just-storyboard-something-you-ve-already-planned-it-and-you-re/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/i-think-it-s-always-interesting-to-make-sensational-stories-where-if/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [All our forms are unique - movies, music and literature - and you have to leave the person who is doing it to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/all-our-forms-are-unique-movies-music-and-literature-and-you-have-to/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [Think about Medusa, with the snakes. If you shoot a movie in Europe, the financiers are three snakes, and they all have opinions. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/think-about-medusa-with-the-snakes-if-you-shoot-a-movie-in-europe-the/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [If you create a movie that is only character driven, with a weak plot, then you - as a director, you have to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/if-you-create-a-movie-that-is-only-character-driven-with-a-weak-plot/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [I run a fast pace on my sets, man. I like the energy of the scene to be the energy on the set. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/i-run-a-fast-pace-on-my-sets-man-i-like-the-energy-of-the-scene-to-be/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/chileans-have-this-rumor-that-they-re-great-soccer-players-but-i/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/that-s-the-place-we-re-in-right-now-we-think-we-have-the-capability/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

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