--- title: "24 You Quotes By Cary Fukunaga" description: "24 You quotes by Cary Fukunaga. Plus more from Cary Fukunaga and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/cary-fukunaga-2753_always_as-storytellers-you-re-always-somehow-cr_2981398.jpg" --- > [As storytellers, you're always somehow creating history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/as-storytellers-you-re-always-somehow-creating-history/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/cary-fukunaga-2753_always_as-storytellers-you-re-always-somehow-cr_2981398.jpg) > [I'm definitely sensitive to the idea of exploitation. You don't want to glamorize certain things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/i-m-definitely-sensitive-to-the-idea-of-exploitation-you-don-t-want/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/130/cary-fukunaga-2753_certain_i-m-definitely-sensitive-to-the-idea-of_2495388.jpg) > [I'm not a very sentimental person, so you're not going to find schmaltzy scenes in my movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/i-m-not-a-very-sentimental-person-so-you-re-not-going-to-find/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/cary-fukunaga-2753_find_i-m-not-a-very-sentimental-person-so-you_2006552.jpg) > [It's rare that you can promote a love story and feel fear in a film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/it-s-rare-that-you-can-promote-a-love-story-and-feel-fear-in-a-film/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/cary-fukunaga-2753_cinema_it-s-rare-that-you-can-promote-a-love-st_3136088.jpg) > [You work with the communities to make films. And you just don't go in and take over their territory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/you-work-with-the-communities-to-make-films-and-you-just-don-t-go-in/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/cary-fukunaga-2753_cinema_you-work-with-the-communities-to-make-fi_1062700.jpg) > [The problem with being a writer/director: unless you're really disciplined, you start adding projects, and you have to make time to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/the-problem-with-being-a-writer-director-unless-you-re-really/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/cary-fukunaga-2753_adding_the-problem-with-being-a-writer-director_1114811.jpg) > [Have you seen McConaughey in 'Unsolved Mysteries?' Even back then, it's a great performance! And he's mowing the lawn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/have-you-seen-mcconaughey-in-unsolved-mysteries-even-back-then-it-s-a/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/cary-fukunaga-2753_back_have-you-seen-mcconaughey-in-unsolved-my_3174332.jpg) > [You need the actors to feel as much ownership of the performance and the direction of the story as you do to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/you-need-the-actors-to-feel-as-much-ownership-of-the-performance-and/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/cary-fukunaga-2753_actor_you-need-the-actors-to-feel-as-much-owne_329121.jpg) > [Collaborations aren't easy, but you definitely get something highly different than had you done it on your own. That's part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/collaborations-aren-t-easy-but-you-definitely-get-something-highly/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/cary-fukunaga-2753_collaborations_collaborations-aren-t-easy-but-you-defin_1714475.jpg) > [I think any character has to be well-rounded, whether they are male or female - they have to be complex and make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/i-think-any-character-has-to-be-well-rounded-whether-they-are-male-or/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/cary-fukunaga-2753_agree_i-think-any-character-has-to-be-well-rou_2258806.jpg) > [On 'Sin Nombre,' Adriano Goldman and I improvised a lot of things on-site. We were working with untrained actors, and you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/on-sin-nombre-adriano-goldman-and-i-improvised-a-lot-of-things-on/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/666/cary-fukunaga-2753_actor_on-sin-nombre-adriano-goldman-and-i-impr_495137.jpg) > [The theoretical casting part of movies is the funnest part. You really can imagine so many different versions of a story based…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/the-theoretical-casting-part-of-movies-is-the-funnest-part-you-really/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b6/cary-fukunaga-2753_based_the-theoretical-casting-part-of-movies-i_952021.jpg) > [In TV, you have no time and sort of just carpet bomb the scene with as many angles as possible as quickly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/in-tv-you-have-no-time-and-sort-of-just-carpet-bomb-the-scene-with-as/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0f/cary-fukunaga-2753_angles_in-tv-you-have-no-time-and-sort-of-just_319184.jpg) > [An eight-hour movie is definitely not a two-hour movie. An eight-hour movie is really like five independent films, if you think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/an-eight-hour-movie-is-definitely-not-a-two-hour-movie-an-eight-hour/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/cary-fukunaga-2753_about_an-eight-hour-movie-is-definitely-not-a_1984452.jpg) > [In terms of tackling different subjects, I can't really think of anything I wouldn't want to try; that's the fun of it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/in-terms-of-tackling-different-subjects-i-can-t-really-think-of/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d75/cary-fukunaga-2753_anything_in-terms-of-tackling-different-subjects_2649449.jpg) > [Obviously, a lot of TV shows are based on chronological episode viewing, and the stories are contingent upon watching it in order.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/obviously-a-lot-of-tv-shows-are-based-on-chronological-episode/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e49/cary-fukunaga-2753_based_obviously-a-lot-of-tv-shows-are-based-on_3234741.jpg) > [It's easy to make something avant garde. To do something in the traditional way is much more brave in the sense that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/it-s-easy-to-make-something-avant-garde-to-do-something-in-the/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/cary-fukunaga-2753_avant-garde_it-s-easy-to-make-something-avant-garde_2927162.jpg) > [When I see an image in my head that compels me, where there's this mystery about what's going to happen next or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/when-i-see-an-image-in-my-head-that-compels-me-where-there-s-this/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/cary-fukunaga-2753_about_when-i-see-an-image-in-my-head-that-comp_69725.jpg) > [When you have a script, and you're discussing what it can be, and who going to play what role, that's a kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/when-you-have-a-script-and-you-re-discussing-what-it-can-be-and-who/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/cary-fukunaga-2753_ball-game_when-you-have-a-script-and-you-re-discus_1816438.jpg) > [Casting directors I don't think are the best in Mexico at street casting. Whereas, I think, in New York and in L.A.,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/casting-directors-i-don-t-think-are-the-best-in-mexico-at-street/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a57/cary-fukunaga-2753_best_casting-directors-i-don-t-think-are-the_820364.jpg) > [Increasingly, there's much better material on television, but there's not always the time and money to make it, so you've got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/increasingly-there-s-much-better-material-on-television-but-there-s/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/420/cary-fukunaga-2753_also_increasingly-there-s-much-better-materia_3130391.jpg) > [No, ramen's not good for you. But in Japan, our favorite thing to do after drinking all night, especially in Sapporo where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/no-ramen-s-not-good-for-you-but-in-japan-our-favorite-thing-to-do/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84f/cary-fukunaga-2753_after_no-ramen-s-not-good-for-you-but-in-japan_751908.jpg) > [I think I learned discipline on 'Jane Eyre.' Charlotte Bronte's dialogue, the intellectual duel between Rochester and Jane Eyre's character, is so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/i-think-i-learned-discipline-on-jane-eyre-charlotte-bronte-s-dialogue/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/cary-fukunaga-2753_between_i-think-i-learned-discipline-on-jane-eyr_624877.jpg) > [If you're directing, it doesn't really matter any more if it's going straight to TV - what matters is whether you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/if-you-re-directing-it-doesn-t-really-matter-any-more-if-it-s-going/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/776/cary-fukunaga-2753_any_if-you-re-directing-it-doesn-t-really-ma_2830181.jpg) ## Other authors on You ## More by Cary Fukunaga > [The only pressure is the pressure I put on myself, that's up to be I guess to mitigate that. I think there's always pressure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/the-only-pressure-is-the-pressure-i-put-on-myself-that-s-up-to-be-i/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [One of the great things about working with Focus is that you're never forced, especially with a film with low budget. The pressure is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/one-of-the-great-things-about-working-with-focus-is-that-you-re-never/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [When I see an image in my head that compels me, where there's this mystery about what's going to happen next or could happen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/when-i-see-an-image-in-my-head-that-compels-me-where-there-s-this/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [I wrote my first script, which was 50 pages, at age 15. It was about two brothers in love with the same nurse while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/i-wrote-my-first-script-which-was-50-pages-at-age-15-it-was-about-two/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [My mom loved the old black-and-white films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/my-mom-loved-the-old-black-and-white-films/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [I think the only reason people use PCs is because they have to. Mac is the most streamlined computer there is. I started using…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/i-think-the-only-reason-people-use-pcs-is-because-they-have-to-mac-is/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [The apartments are made for eels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/the-apartments-are-made-for-eels/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [I have tremendous faith that there will be greater films to come.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/i-have-tremendous-faith-that-there-will-be-greater-films-to-come/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [If you think of most murders as being between people who know each other, it's very easy to figure out who the killer is.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/if-you-think-of-most-murders-as-being-between-people-who-know-each/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [I've written immense love letters that are supposed to be opened over days at a time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/i-ve-written-immense-love-letters-that-are-supposed-to-be-opened-over/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [I started writing stories when I was 9 or 10. I wrote my first screenplay-type document when I was 14.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/i-started-writing-stories-when-i-was-9-or-10-i-wrote-my-first/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [It's nice to represent to other people in the world that Americans actually do know what's happening in the world, can speak other languages…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/it-s-nice-to-represent-to-other-people-in-the-world-that-americans/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [If you have something really important you want to say, you have to read your audience, I guess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/if-you-have-something-really-important-you-want-to-say-you-have-to/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [I enjoy setting the scene and coming up with interesting frames. 'True Detective' was a very hands-on set.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/i-enjoy-setting-the-scene-and-coming-up-with-interesting-frames-true/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) > [Sometimes the best set experiences make for the worst films. So, you don't want it to be too good an experience! But the bulk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/sometimes-the-best-set-experiences-make-for-the-worst-films-so-you/) [Cary Fukunaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fukunaga/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/cary-fukunaga/#itemlist", "name": "24 You Quotes By Cary Fukunaga", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As storytellers, you're always somehow creating history.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cary Fukunaga" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fukunaga/as-storytellers-you-re-always-somehow-creating-history/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/cary-fukunaga-2753_always_as-storytellers-you-re-always-somehow-cr_2981398.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/cary-fukunaga-2753_always_as-storytellers-you-re-always-somehow-cr_2981398.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/cary-fukunaga-2753_always_as-storytellers-you-re-always-somehow-cr_2981398.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As storytellers, you're always somehow creating history.” — Cary Fukunaga", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm definitely sensitive to the idea of exploitation. 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