My grandparents used to tell me stories about their trip to Ellis Island from Russia and life on the Lower East Side… — James Gray Copy Share Image
At Ellis Island, I mean, you didn't go there if you arrived in first class. It was only the poorest, the people… — James Gray Copy Share Image
My grandparents, they came through Ellis Island in 1923, and you know, I'd heard all the stories. — James Gray Copy Share Image
The key to acting - from what little I know about that wonderful craft - is listening, and interacting with the other person in… — James Gray Copy Share
I've learned that you can never predict what will happen to a film. You can never predict if people will love it, if they'll… — James Gray Copy Share
I don't envy the job of people who have to watch five movies a day - that's insane. — James Gray Copy Share
I'm just not willing to give up on myself. If I'm going to fail, then I want to fail to the limits of my… — James Gray Copy Share
I am an Ashkenazi Jew, and there are a whole host of genetic disorders that only Ashkenazi Jews have. I don't know if you… — James Gray Copy Share
All I can say is sometimes home gets burned into your occipital lobe, and it can't leave you, and there's always that longing. — James Gray Copy Share
William Atherton has a very different acting style to Bonnie Bedelia; she has a very different style than Bruce Willis. — James Gray Copy Share
There are very few movies in English about romantic obsession told with a seriousness of purpose. — James Gray Copy Share
I would love it if my films made a lot of money, and may I say that 'The Yards' is the only one that's… — James Gray Copy Share
My wife thinks I have an obsession with social class. So I guess I have an obsession with social class. It probably stems from… — James Gray Copy Share
I remember as a little kid, I would always feel comfortable if the light in the crack of my parents' door was on at… — James Gray Copy Share
If we continue as we have for the past 20 years in California, in the year 2020, everybody in the State will either be… — James Gray Copy Share
Really, what I'm doing is an attempt to continue the best work of the people I adore: Francis Coppola and Scorsese and Robert Altman… — James Gray Copy Share
I think to be a movie critic is troubling from one major respect. If you are forced to watch ten movies a week, it's… — James Gray Copy Share
