I really love New York, and I've lived here for a long time. I know not just the different neighborhoods but the different kind of class cultures in New York from the up-and-coming, down-and-out kind of artist to the powerful… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
Sometimes I feel like just to get all my own work done would be great. You always feel like you're behind, and they're six… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
At a certain point, I got interested in set design for the theater. I was interested in architecture, but I was taking photographs at the same time, and architecture, though it had the design element, it didn't have the narrative, emotional element that I was looking to do. I ended up painting for a while. I was dancing around it,… — Neil Burger Copy Share
If a character is going to end up one way, you start them a certain way. If they're gonna end up the polar opposite… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
I always think about what's the difference between being tenacious and having an inability to learn from failures. The difference between the homeless guy… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I wanted to own a circus and create this bizarre revue that went from town to town. And, I was… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
I know the movies that I've liked, and I know the experience that they've given me, so the goal is always to try to… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
I think it worked two ways. One, a lot of people writing about the movie used that as shorthand and it could either be… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
But at a certain point you've gotta be ruthless with the movie because you can have these great scenes, but they aren't specifically building… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
I'm working on a number of different things. I'm working on a couple of TV things and I'm working on a couple of film… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
On one hand it's very flattering to be compared to a big success, and then sometimes it's very frustrating because you want people to… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
It's like you might have some great scene that you love but for some reason - and you can't necessarily put your finger on… — Neil Burger Copy Share Image
