I went out to Bali, and I cast all of these supporting roles. I love that stuff. I just love actors. And then, Ryan Murphy asked me to direct second unit for him on Eat Pray Love. I was already… — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
I started in the P.A. world and craft service and storyboard artist, with the eye on the prize of directing. When I was directing second unit on Babel, I ended up casting most of the unknown parts. In these weird… — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
The fun of directing for me, other than working with the actors, is trying to extract those ideas that you have in your head… — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
I love visual stylists like Bob Fosse and Vincente Minnelli and Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger with The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffman. — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
I'm really grateful to Ryan Murphy for so much because he's fearless. He's so confident. He has a very unusual and unique way of… — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
To me film school was film history because there weren't a lot of books out there that I had access to. — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
I just wanted to make movies, but I never though about, "How am I being perceived because of my culture or my skin?" — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
At some point, you have an opportunity to not be a first-time filmmaker anymore. You can embrace the genre and show the world how… — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
I still think that being thrown in a very competitive environment where you really have to see what you are made of - certainly… — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
NYU Film School was the way to learn about film, to be exposed to film, to go to repertory houses, to be exposed to… — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
There are the relationships you make. All of the friends I made in grad school are the closest ones that I have. — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
The Ryan Murphy television world has assistants who have become producers and writers and. If he trusts you and you have a unique way… — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
