Andrew Dominik

I always feel that crime films are about capitalism,

— Andrew Dominik

I like violence to be upsetting. The only reason to do it subtley is if doing it subtley makes it more effective…

— Andrew Dominik

It's very difficult to lie to yourself about certain things. I'm not necessarily convinced about how information is gathered and I don't…

— Andrew Dominik

I read books all the time. I'm just half looking for something to do; I mostly just read for pleasure. Occasionally I…

— Andrew Dominik

Everybody is always trying to make the best movie they can. It's a process.

— Andrew Dominik

I'm sure part of the fascination with the film is voyeuristic - that we go to see somebody who's been struck by…

— Andrew Dominik

I'm from the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of screenwriting. I just like to preserve what works and ignore…

— Andrew Dominik

It's a wonderful thing to go to work and have no idea what you're going to do.

— Andrew Dominik

The crime film is the most honest American film.

— Andrew Dominik

I write a number of screenplays, and I've never really come up with a part for a movie star.

— Andrew Dominik

It seems like women don't want men to be men anymore. They want men to be women. But they really don't want…

— Andrew Dominik

Americans are not renowned for having a sense of irony.

— Andrew Dominik

Obviously, a power player in a criminal organization doesnt have to persuade anyone. He can just do what he wants.

— Andrew Dominik

The fantasy gives you the courage to feel things.

— Andrew Dominik

America's moved so much of its production and manufacturing offshore, it's become a nation of middlemen.

— Andrew Dominik

You obviously can't cast Brad [Pitt] as an everyman guy because he just brings way too much baggage.

— Andrew Dominik

It always surprises me in films that killers seem so gleeful about killing people.

— Andrew Dominik

In Australia, we point out a person's weaknesses as a way of saying 'I see you and I accept you'. If you…

— Andrew Dominik

I don't think human beings have changed in 2,000 years.

— Andrew Dominik

Films that score very high with test audiences generally tend to not be so great. But, there's a lot of money involved…

— Andrew Dominik

It's obviously a lot more of a political undertaking making a movie in Hollywood and it's a business there. In Australia, they…

— Andrew Dominik