The thing that is most important is to feel like you're at the front of the line, to be prime or primer. I definitely never wanted to say that in the films, but that's where it comes from. — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
I never set out to make a movie that was everything to everybody; if that were the case, we could all just take a… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
I feel like we want to compartmentalise things and say, 'Well, that's emotional, artistic and subjective, while this is intellectual, objective and measured.' I… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
I never got into 'MacGyver,' but 'All the President's Men' and 'The Conversation' were big for me. — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
I've always been anxious about 'Primer.' There's good things about it, but all I've seen for a long time is the flaws. — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
I think I'll always want to write and direct. I'm interested in producing and helping other people tell stories. But I'm still in love… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
Going to grocery stores is almost my favorite thing to do to calm myself down. There's something about just walking aisle after aisle making… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
All I know is that as an audience member, I am less and less inclined to go to the theater. — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
I don't read books on how to write screenplays just because I'm stubborn. So it's all sort of made up. — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
Probably the TV show I've watched the most is 'How It's Made' on the History Channel. I could watch 24 hours of 'How It's… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
My favorite films are the ones that I walk away from and I know I saw a story. I saw the core part of… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
In school, when I got into upper-level math, there would be times when I would wake up from a dream and have - not… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
'Upstream Color' in particular, it's got to infect culture at some level in order to have a life of its own. Then it'll be… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
