Lot Quotes by Cary Fukunaga

10 Lot quotes by Cary Fukunaga

Cary Fukunaga’s perspective on a lot comes through in ten short statements that feel like a quick cut from a larger script. The collection is lean, yet each line hints at the visual storytelling instincts that define his work.

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One of my problems with a lot of things I watch is that everybody's too pretty, and it takes me out of…

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On 'Sin Nombre,' Adriano Goldman and I improvised a lot of things on-site. We were working with untrained actors, and you can't…

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An eight-hour movie is definitely not a two-hour movie. An eight-hour movie is really like five independent films, if you think about…

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My dad is from Japanese descent, my mom is from Swedish descent and, through marriages and divorces, a pretty multicultural family -…

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I binge write, basically. I do a lot of prep, research, setup. I'll have a pretty detailed outline. Sort of like a…

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Casting directors I don't think are the best in Mexico at street casting. Whereas, I think, in New York and in L.A.,…

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Increasingly, there's much better material on television, but there's not always the time and money to make it, so you've got to…

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The anticipation-speculation that comes with a weekly schedule is a double-edged sword. Because people have more time to talk about things, some…

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Obviously, a lot of TV shows are based on chronological episode viewing, and the stories are contingent upon watching it in order.…

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There's a lot of two-hander dialogue in 'True Detective,' and I needed to place those guys in locations where there were other…

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I wrote my first script, which was 50 pages, at age 15. It was about two brothers in love with the same nurse while…

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My mom loved the old black-and-white films.

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I have tremendous faith that there will be greater films to come.

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If you think of most murders as being between people who know each other, it's very easy to figure out who the killer is.…

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I've written immense love letters that are supposed to be opened over days at a time.

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I started writing stories when I was 9 or 10. I wrote my first screenplay-type document when I was 14.

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It's nice to represent to other people in the world that Americans actually do know what's happening in the world, can speak other languages…

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If you have something really important you want to say, you have to read your audience, I guess.

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I enjoy setting the scene and coming up with interesting frames. 'True Detective' was a very hands-on set.

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Sometimes the best set experiences make for the worst films. So, you don't want it to be too good an experience! But the bulk…

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