I felt, if I'm going to take on some of the most overdone material, which is men and women and affairs and betrayal of friends, I had better have a new take on it. I think my films come from… — Neil LaBute Copy Share Image
But even with a character like Cary who is relatively outlandish, at the end of the movie he's in a place where I wouldn't… — Neil LaBute Copy Share
I think Christine and Chad are on the opposite extremes of the spectrum. Christine is a model victim, and Chad is a model perpetrator,… — Neil LaBute Copy Share
First I would probably place men at the bottom of the food chain. On a grander scale, I would say they're reacting to change.… — Neil LaBute Copy Share
People have perhaps gotten to the point where for the most part movies are a just bit of escape. — Neil LaBute Copy Share
I would be more frightened as a writer if people thought my movies were like science fiction. — Neil LaBute Copy Share
I felt, if I'm going to take on some of the most overdone material, which is men and women and affairs and betrayal of… — Neil LaBute Copy Share
I was always looking for the most dramatic emphasis. One example would be the letter writing, or the reading of the letters. If you… — Neil LaBute Copy Share
Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there? — Neil LaBute Copy Share
If we put the camera on ourselves, our friends and neighbors, we'll come up with some scary stuff. — Neil LaBute Copy Share
I wanted to tell a story that interested me as much in the telling as in the watching. — Neil LaBute Copy Share
Sitting in an automobile was where I first remember understanding how drama works ... Hidden in the back seat of a sedan, I quickly… — Neil LaBute Copy Share
“Maybe that's what Hell is, in the end. All of your wrongful shit played out there in front of you while you're being pumped… — Neil LaBute Copy Share
“MAN No doubt about that—I can’t even call ’em “girls” without getting hit by a lawsuit, so … (Grins.) You’re a librarian? WOMAN Yeah.… — Neil LaBute Copy Share
