--- title: "10 Made Quotes By James Gray" description: "10 Made quotes by James Gray. Plus more from James Gray and more Made sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/041/james-gray-7197_been_i-m-telling-you-every-film-i-ve-ever-mad_2926067.jpg" --- > [I'm telling you, every film I've ever made has been hated by the U.K. critics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-m-telling-you-every-film-i-ve-ever-made-has-been-hated-by-the-u-k/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/041/james-gray-7197_been_i-m-telling-you-every-film-i-ve-ever-mad_2926067.jpg) > [I would love it if my films made a lot of money, and may I say that 'The Yards' is the only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-would-love-it-if-my-films-made-a-lot-of-money-and-may-i-say-that/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/james-gray-7197_cinema_i-would-love-it-if-my-films-made-a-lot-o_256259.jpg) > [There's virtually nothing made up in 'The Immigrant.' So much of the film came from somewhere in my family's past. All the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/there-s-virtually-nothing-made-up-in-the-immigrant-so-much-of-the/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/james-gray-7197_came_there-s-virtually-nothing-made-up-in-the_1695164.jpg) > [The key to humor is often self-loathing or sarcasm. In a sense, that's how self-loathing is made palatable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/the-key-to-humor-is-often-self-loathing-or-sarcasm-in-a-sense-that-s/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f26/james-gray-7197_how_the-key-to-humor-is-often-self-loathing_855291.jpg) > [The corporate system dictates what gets made, and the movies are so bad because of the economic structure of Hollywood. The big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/the-corporate-system-dictates-what-gets-made-and-the-movies-are-so/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/728/james-gray-7197_american_the-corporate-system-dictates-what-gets_1604776.jpg) > [The decision about digital or film is going to be made for us. I think the answer is that film is gonna…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/the-decision-about-digital-or-film-is-going-to-be-made-for-us-i-think/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/james-gray-7197_about_the-decision-about-digital-or-film-is-go_1343341.jpg) > [I went to see 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' and J.J. Abrams, who's a friend of mine, made this film, and I went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-went-to-see-star-trek-into-darkness-and-j-j-abrams-who-s-a-friend/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/james-gray-7197_away_i-went-to-see-star-trek-into-darkness-an_2614885.jpg) > [Unfortunately for critics and audiences alike, I have made several films, and some films with really terrific actors. And I say this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/unfortunately-for-critics-and-audiences-alike-i-have-made-several/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fc/james-gray-7197_actor_unfortunately-for-critics-and-audiences_1712394.jpg) > [It's weird, because American films in the 1930s and '40s, particularly melodramas, were made for woman, from Bette Davis to Joan Crawford…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/it-s-weird-because-american-films-in-the-1930s-and-40s-particularly/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/james-gray-7197_american_it-s-weird-because-american-films-in-the_2132002.jpg) > [When I was younger, I felt it essential to see every movie ever made. Now I feel as though I've got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/when-i-was-younger-i-felt-it-essential-to-see-every-movie-ever-made/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d41/james-gray-7197_art_when-i-was-younger-i-felt-it-essential-t_1486630.jpg) ## Other authors on Made ## More by James Gray > [The key to acting - from what little I know about that wonderful craft - is listening, and interacting with the other person in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/the-key-to-acting-from-what-little-i-know-about-that-wonderful-craft/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-ve-learned-that-you-can-never-predict-what-will-happen-to-a-film/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [I don't envy the job of people who have to watch five movies a day - that's insane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-don-t-envy-the-job-of-people-who-have-to-watch-five-movies-a-day/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [Most people don't watch a movie four or five times; they watch it once.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/most-people-don-t-watch-a-movie-four-or-five-times-they-watch-it-once/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-m-just-not-willing-to-give-up-on-myself-if-i-m-going-to-fail-then-i/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-am-an-ashkenazi-jew-and-there-are-a-whole-host-of-genetic-disorders/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/all-i-can-say-is-sometimes-home-gets-burned-into-your-occipital-lobe/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [William Atherton has a very different acting style to Bonnie Bedelia; she has a very different style than Bruce Willis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/william-atherton-has-a-very-different-acting-style-to-bonnie-bedelia/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [There are very few movies in English about romantic obsession told with a seriousness of purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/there-are-very-few-movies-in-english-about-romantic-obsession-told/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-would-love-it-if-my-films-made-a-lot-of-money-and-may-i-say-that/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [My wife thinks I have an obsession with social class. So I guess I have an obsession with social class. It probably stems from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/my-wife-thinks-i-have-an-obsession-with-social-class-so-i-guess-i/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [I remember as a little kid, I would always feel comfortable if the light in the crack of my parents' door was on at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-remember-as-a-little-kid-i-would-always-feel-comfortable-if-the/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [If we continue as we have for the past 20 years in California, in the year 2020, everybody in the State will either be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/if-we-continue-as-we-have-for-the-past-20-years-in-california-in-the/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/really-what-i-m-doing-is-an-attempt-to-continue-the-best-work-of-the/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-think-to-be-a-movie-critic-is-troubling-from-one-major-respect-if/) [James Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gray/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/made/james-gray/#itemlist", "name": "10 Made Quotes By James Gray", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm telling you, every film I've ever made has been hated by the U.K. critics.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Gray" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-m-telling-you-every-film-i-ve-ever-made-has-been-hated-by-the-u-k/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/041/james-gray-7197_been_i-m-telling-you-every-film-i-ve-ever-mad_2926067.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/041/james-gray-7197_been_i-m-telling-you-every-film-i-ve-ever-mad_2926067.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/041/james-gray-7197_been_i-m-telling-you-every-film-i-ve-ever-mad_2926067.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm telling you, every film I've ever made has been hated by the U.K. critics.” — James Gray", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 lost money.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Gray" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gray/i-would-love-it-if-my-films-made-a-lot-of-money-and-may-i-say-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/james-gray-7197_cinema_i-would-love-it-if-my-films-made-a-lot-o_256259.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/james-gray-7197_cinema_i-would-love-it-if-my-films-made-a-lot-o_256259.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/james-gray-7197_cinema_i-would-love-it-if-my-films-made-a-lot-o_256259.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“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 lost…” — James Gray", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's virtually nothing made up in 'The Immigrant.' 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