--- title: "10 Really Quotes By Shane Carruth" description: "10 Really quotes by Shane Carruth. Plus more from Shane Carruth and more Really sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/shane-carruth-11440_beautiful_when-something-is-beautiful-in-math-ever_1287592.jpg" --- > [When something is beautiful in math, everything is just perfectly lined up, and you see through sheer thought that something really beautiful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/when-something-is-beautiful-in-math-everything-is-just-perfectly/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/shane-carruth-11440_beautiful_when-something-is-beautiful-in-math-ever_1287592.jpg) > [I find 'Fatal Attraction' really romantic. I really like the seduction. Almost every time I see it, I'm surprised when it goes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-find-fatal-attraction-really-romantic-i-really-like-the-seduction/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/shane-carruth-11440_almost_i-find-fatal-attraction-really-romantic_1023114.jpg) > [I love to work. It's the idea of having someone else tell you how to make your film or how to sell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-love-to-work-it-s-the-idea-of-having-someone-else-tell-you-how-to/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/shane-carruth-11440_cinema_i-love-to-work-it-s-the-idea-of-having-s_2215561.jpg) > [I had a really generic upbringing, I think, when it comes to viewing movies as a kid. I didn't really know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-had-a-really-generic-upbringing-i-think-when-it-comes-to-viewing/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/shane-carruth-11440_being_i-had-a-really-generic-upbringing-i-thin_1811841.jpg) > [I have a really, really hard time sitting down and watching a TV show, except I'm apparently willing to watch the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-have-a-really-really-hard-time-sitting-down-and-watching-a-tv-show/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/shane-carruth-11440_always_i-have-a-really-really-hard-time-sitting_3035964.jpg) > [I hate even the idea of a synopsis. When stories are really working, when you're providing subtextual exploration and things that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-hate-even-the-idea-of-a-synopsis-when-stories-are-really-working/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/shane-carruth-11440_deeply_i-hate-even-the-idea-of-a-synopsis-when_2561290.jpg) > [I've heard stories about movies that are really maybe difficult and really dramatic and good, but they are being sold as romantic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-ve-heard-stories-about-movies-that-are-really-maybe-difficult-and/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/shane-carruth-11440_about_i-ve-heard-stories-about-movies-that-are_2104611.jpg) > ['The Master,' it was really important to me to go see that in the theater, but that's a very rare occurrence for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/the-master-it-was-really-important-to-me-to-go-see-that-in-the/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/shane-carruth-11440_able_the-master-it-was-really-important-to-me_1679159.jpg) > [I'm interested in making something that moves quickly, that hopefully is compelling minute-by-minute but really packed densely with exploration. I'm very interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-m-interested-in-making-something-that-moves-quickly-that-hopefully/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/784/shane-carruth-11440_album_i-m-interested-in-making-something-that_2571207.jpg) > ['Pierrot le Fou' is something I keep coming back to. It's so surreal but still really engaging - it proves narratives within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/pierrot-le-fou-is-something-i-keep-coming-back-to-it-s-so-surreal-but/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/shane-carruth-11440_back_pierrot-le-fou-is-something-i-keep-comin_1412559.jpg) ## Other authors on Really ## More by Shane Carruth > [I never set out to make a movie that was everything to everybody; if that were the case, we could all just take a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-never-set-out-to-make-a-movie-that-was-everything-to-everybody-if/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-feel-like-we-want-to-compartmentalise-things-and-say-well-that-s/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [I never got into 'MacGyver,' but 'All the President's Men' and 'The Conversation' were big for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-never-got-into-macgyver-but-all-the-president-s-men-and-the/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-ve-always-been-anxious-about-primer-there-s-good-things-about-it/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-think-i-ll-always-want-to-write-and-direct-i-m-interested-in/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/going-to-grocery-stores-is-almost-my-favorite-thing-to-do-to-calm/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [All I know is that as an audience member, I am less and less inclined to go to the theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/all-i-know-is-that-as-an-audience-member-i-am-less-and-less-inclined/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [I don't read books on how to write screenplays just because I'm stubborn. So it's all sort of made up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-don-t-read-books-on-how-to-write-screenplays-just-because-i-m/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/probably-the-tv-show-i-ve-watched-the-most-is-how-it-s-made-on-the/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [My favorite films are the ones that I walk away from and I know I saw a story. I saw the core part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/my-favorite-films-are-the-ones-that-i-walk-away-from-and-i-know-i-saw/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [In school, when I got into upper-level math, there would be times when I would wake up from a dream and have - not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/in-school-when-i-got-into-upper-level-math-there-would-be-times-when/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > ['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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/upstream-color-in-particular-it-s-got-to-infect-culture-at-some-level/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [I find 'Fatal Attraction' really romantic. I really like the seduction. Almost every time I see it, I'm surprised when it goes dark. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-find-fatal-attraction-really-romantic-i-really-like-the-seduction/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [I don't believe that narrative works when it's trying to teach a lesson or speak a factual truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-don-t-believe-that-narrative-works-when-it-s-trying-to-teach-a/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) > [I got a degree in math, from not a good school in Texas, and then I went to work as a software engineer. Just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-got-a-degree-in-math-from-not-a-good-school-in-texas-and-then-i/) [Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/really/shane-carruth/#itemlist", "name": "10 Really Quotes By Shane Carruth", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When something is beautiful in math, everything is just perfectly lined up, and you see through sheer thought that something really beautiful can take place.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shane Carruth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/when-something-is-beautiful-in-math-everything-is-just-perfectly/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/shane-carruth-11440_beautiful_when-something-is-beautiful-in-math-ever_1287592.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/shane-carruth-11440_beautiful_when-something-is-beautiful-in-math-ever_1287592.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/shane-carruth-11440_beautiful_when-something-is-beautiful-in-math-ever_1287592.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When something is beautiful in math, everything is just perfectly lined up, and you see through sheer…” — Shane Carruth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I find 'Fatal Attraction' really romantic. 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All it's going to do is just... that's hurting the work, because that just makes it impossible for anyone to see it correctly.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shane Carruth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-ve-heard-stories-about-movies-that-are-really-maybe-difficult-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/shane-carruth-11440_about_i-ve-heard-stories-about-movies-that-are_2104611.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/shane-carruth-11440_about_i-ve-heard-stories-about-movies-that-are_2104611.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/shane-carruth-11440_about_i-ve-heard-stories-about-movies-that-are_2104611.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've heard stories about movies that are really maybe difficult and really dramatic and good, but they are…” — Shane Carruth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "'The Master,' it was really important to me to go see that in the theater, but that's a very rare occurrence for me. 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I'm in bed; I can be able to pause them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shane Carruth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/the-master-it-was-really-important-to-me-to-go-see-that-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/shane-carruth-11440_able_the-master-it-was-really-important-to-me_1679159.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/shane-carruth-11440_able_the-master-it-was-really-important-to-me_1679159.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/shane-carruth-11440_able_the-master-it-was-really-important-to-me_1679159.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“'The Master,' it was really important to me to go see that in the theater, but that's a very rare occurrence…” — Shane Carruth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm interested in making something that moves quickly, that hopefully is compelling minute-by-minute but really packed densely with exploration. 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