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 the story that needs to be built at that moment. — 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
