The way I like to describe Hollywood today is this: everyone wants to make 'Deliverance,' but no one wants to be Ned Beatty. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
I love traveling around promoting different movies because I'm always looking at different places, and I always walk around to see the city. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
I used to be a die-hard defender of physical film, which I still am. I love shooting on physical film and I think it's… — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
The challenge in most car chases is you're trying to hide the fact that it's not the actor driving. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
Directing has completely changed the way I write and watch films. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
A lot of books, if you take them at face value, they're just not gonna work as films. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
“Well I believe in God, and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Söze.” — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
I always feel like an outsider. I'll always feel like the nerd at the party. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
To me, the ultimate crime in an adaptation is the crime of reverence. A novel is one form of media, a screenplay is another,… — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
If you're surrounded by good people and you're really honest with yourself, you'll be delivered. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
Evil is a really tough concept for me. The idea of a villain that is bad for bad's sake seems kind of absurd. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
With 'Rubicon,' Mark Long and Dan Capel have created the perfect environment for an intense action franchise. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
You know that certain things that you use in the film are going to be shown to audiences five hundred times before they ever… — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is movies are a reflection of life and violence is a real part of life. I don't think you… — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
There is no 'Top Gun 2' in which Maverick is not the starring role. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
Knowledge is death in my experience. The more I know about film, the harder it is to create freely. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
