“What NYU tried to teach had no relation whatsoever with the reality of what making a film is like. You cannot teach someone aesthetics. What you can do is say, "If you were in this situation and this is the… — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
Why is the public so interested in movies about the wealthy? My answer is that Shakespeare wrote about kings. That's where the action is.… — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
“What NYU tried to teach had no relation whatsoever with the reality of what making a film is like. You cannot teach someone aesthetics.… — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
Writing and directing your own film, for me, has been the best experience of my life. — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
I think that ultimately any effective drama or tragedy tries to put you as much as it can into the protagonist's shoes. — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
Some people are in positions of power, and when incentives go haywire, we are all human and it's easy to make mistakes. I am… — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
I loved films of the '70s with those antihero protagonists who you don't know if you can get behind because their behavior is really… — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
I spent 12 years doing different things in film trying to figure out the story I wanted to tell. — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
When you're editing the film, you use a temp track. So you're putting music in there for a rough cut to keep track of… — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
Aristotle wrote the 'Poetics' 2,400 years ago. It's really an instruction manual for aspiring filmmakers. It's as valid today as it was then. — Nicholas Jarecki Copy Share Image
