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> [And when you see it the first time you put the film together, the roughest cut, is when you want to go home and open up your veins and get in a warm tub and just go away. And then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/and-when-you-see-it-the-first-time-you-put-the-film-together-the/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

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## More by Joel Coen

> [Maybe there should be less of a mystique around making movies. I just don't think that there's any real mystery there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/maybe-there-should-be-less-of-a-mystique-around-making-movies-i-just/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [I guess it beats throwing trash for a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/i-guess-it-beats-throwing-trash-for-a-living/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/the-architecture-of-a-story-can-be-a-little-bit-different-if-it-s-a/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [Usually, I don't want to sit down and listen to the director gas on about his movie. I just can't actually imagine myself sitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/usually-i-don-t-want-to-sit-down-and-listen-to-the-director-gas-on/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [And when you see it the first time you put the film together, the roughest cut, is when you want to go home and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/and-when-you-see-it-the-first-time-you-put-the-film-together-the/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [Other kinds of movie stars, it's a different thing, they bring their persona to the part and that's what people like to see, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/other-kinds-of-movie-stars-it-s-a-different-thing-they-bring-their/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want to do is satisfy the expectations of your employer.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/when-you-do-a-writing-job-for-a-studio-one-of-the-things-you-want-to/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [I guess everything having to do with your background has some influence on how you tell stories but it's hard to parse how growing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/i-guess-everything-having-to-do-with-your-background-has-some/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/if-the-material-is-challenging-it-forces-you-to-challenge-yourself/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [The characters are the result of two things-first, we elaborate them into fairly well-defined people through their dialogue, then they happen all over again,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/the-characters-are-the-result-of-two-things-first-we-elaborate-them/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [You're doing it to make the character as specific as possible, so that it's a specific individual that you're talking about, not that whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/you-re-doing-it-to-make-the-character-as-specific-as-possible-so-that/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [People that have been interested in our work for awhile... those are the last people you want to disappoint.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/people-that-have-been-interested-in-our-work-for-awhile-those-are-the/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [These things are hard to pin down. We work on a script a bit, then work on a different one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/these-things-are-hard-to-pin-down-we-work-on-a-script-a-bit-then-work/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [It's a funny thing because you look at the careers of other filmmakers, and you see them sort of slow down, and you realize,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/it-s-a-funny-thing-because-you-look-at-the-careers-of-other/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

> [You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level; they're your weird creations in some kind of way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/you-love-all-your-characters-even-the-ridiculous-ones-you-have-to-on/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

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