I honestly never wanted to direct. It was only when I started to work on 'Alexander the Great' that I realized I had to direct. I saw something so specifically in my mind, I could not leave it to someone… — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
I was writing from the time I was 12 years old, but I originally wanted to be a novelist. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
I love traveling around promoting different movies because I'm always looking at different places, and I always walk around to see the city. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
I used to be a die-hard defender of physical film, which I still am. I love shooting on physical film and I think it's… — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
The challenge in most car chases is you're trying to hide the fact that it's not the actor driving. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
Directing has completely changed the way I write and watch films. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
A lot of books, if you take them at face value, they're just not gonna work as films. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
“Well I believe in God, and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Söze.” — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
I always feel like an outsider. I'll always feel like the nerd at the party. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
To me, the ultimate crime in an adaptation is the crime of reverence. A novel is one form of media, a screenplay is another,… — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
If you're surrounded by good people and you're really honest with yourself, you'll be delivered. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
Evil is a really tough concept for me. The idea of a villain that is bad for bad's sake seems kind of absurd. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
With 'Rubicon,' Mark Long and Dan Capel have created the perfect environment for an intense action franchise. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
You know that certain things that you use in the film are going to be shown to audiences five hundred times before they ever… — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
