Tough Quotes by Ethan Coen

That's interesting: people deriving their identities from their music.

— Ethan Coen

People respond to real problems from the heart.

— Ethan Coen

Like any kind of writing, there are good days and frustrating days. But even frustrating days can be rewarding sometimes.

— Ethan Coen

That cowboy look - the hat and the bandana - that's not a fashion statement. That clothing is purely practical.

— Ethan Coen

What is striking in Minnesota is the invisible horizon line. On a grey day, when there's snow on the ground, the sky and the…

— Ethan Coen

Is this business any worse than any other business? It's not especially bad.

— Ethan Coen

It's just an impulse, in some actors. You want to make the audience like you. That's the aim of the exercise.

— Ethan Coen

You don't have to have a true story to make a true story movie.

— Ethan Coen

'Once Upon a Time in the West' is a great movie.

— Ethan Coen

Mainstream movies used to be more adventurous because people went to them.

— Ethan Coen

We used to watch the muscle movies on Saturday matinees, such as 'Hercules Unchained.' Then we'd go outside and do a remake of it.

— Ethan Coen

I mean, Joel talks to the actors more than I do and I probably do production stuff a little more than he does.

— Ethan Coen