I'm not Mexican, and I'm not Central American. I'm from California. — Cary Fukunaga American Copy Share Image
Every single substitute teacher growing up could not pronounce my name, so whenever someone pauses, I'm like, 'Oh, that's me.' — Cary Fukunaga Could Copy Share Image
Writing, for me, is an inherent part of understanding the material on a deeper level. — Cary Fukunaga Deeper Copy Share Image
I'm definitely sensitive to the idea of exploitation. You don't want to glamorize certain things. — Cary Fukunaga Certain Copy Share Image
Collaboration sometimes causes conflict, and sometimes it's easy, but the bringing together of great minds only adds. — Cary Fukunaga Add Copy Share Image
My mom was married to a Mexican guy - a surfer - and so we'd kind of camp out on the beach… — Cary Fukunaga Beach Copy Share Image
I'm never more miserable than when I write, and never more happy than having finished and having it sitting in front of… — Cary Fukunaga Finished Copy Share Image
When you know you have a certain amount of work to finish, you just don't allow yourself to get sick again. — Cary Fukunaga Amount Copy Share Image
I have no idea what it would be like to be just one thing and speak one language. I feel enormously privileged… — Cary Fukunaga Able Copy Share Image
No, ramen's not good for you. But in Japan, our favorite thing to do after drinking all night, especially in Sapporo where… — Cary Fukunaga After Copy Share Image
Tom Hooper had done 'John Adams,' and David Lynch did 'Twin Peaks.' I figured I could do eight hours of television, and… — Cary Fukunaga Could Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I knew the black and white version of 'Jane Eyre,' and I guess I became interested in… — Cary Fukunaga Became Copy Share Image
I think I learned discipline on 'Jane Eyre.' Charlotte Bronte's dialogue, the intellectual duel between Rochester and Jane Eyre's character, is so… — Cary Fukunaga Between Copy Share Image
Levity, you need levity to feel anything. You need to laugh before you cry. I think films that take themselves too seriously… — Cary Fukunaga Cry Copy Share Image
If you're directing, it doesn't really matter any more if it's going straight to TV - what matters is whether you have… — Cary Fukunaga Any Copy Share Image
'City of God' and 'Slumdog Millionaire' are both films that I really like, but they are stylistically the opposite of what I… — Cary Fukunaga Both Copy Share Image
The only pressure is the pressure I put on myself, that's up to be I guess to mitigate that. I think there's… — Cary Fukunaga Careers Copy Share Image
It's pretty awesome to see people dressed up in period clothing and running around on horses and in carriages and all that… — Cary Fukunaga Believe Copy Share Image
A period romance film with elements of horror. That was successful, because I feel like Coppola's DRACULA was one or the other.… — Cary Fukunaga Audience Copy Share Image
As a director, your job is to make sure no one for any reason is taken out of the film. Sometimes it's… — Cary Fukunaga Cinema Copy Share Image
My mind is in so many different places while we're shooting. Part of it is watching the performance, part of it is… — Cary Fukunaga Cameras Copy Share Image
Have you seen McConaughey in 'Unsolved Mysteries?' Even back then, it's a great performance! And he's mowing the lawn. — Cary Fukunaga Back Copy Share Image
I want to be happy while I make movies and not just do things just to work. I want to do things… — Cary Fukunaga Film Copy Share Image
You only have so much time in life so everything you do needs to mean something to you. — Cary Fukunaga Life Copy Share Image
After 'Sin Nombre,' I just needed to take a break to go to completely different worlds. — Cary Fukunaga After Copy Share Image
I didn't grow up watching detective shows. I've never even seen an episode of 'CSI.' — Cary Fukunaga Detective Copy Share Image
'Victoria Para Chino,' my 2nd-year film at NYU, gave birth to 'Sin Nombre.' — Cary Fukunaga Birth Copy Share Image
New York is perfect for Tanizaki because it's filled with so many dark spaces. — Cary Fukunaga Because Copy Share Image
I have a really good relationship with Focus Features; we had a wonderful time working together on 'Sin Nombre.' — Cary Fukunaga Features Copy Share Image
I'm terrible at making titles. I never like the titles of my films. — Cary Fukunaga Cinema Copy Share Image
You're always against the clock. But really just fighting for quality. — Cary Fukunaga Clock Copy Share Image
You have to tease enough misinformation and lack of information to hopefully make people want more. — Cary Fukunaga Enough Copy Share Image
I live in Brooklyn, New York, and hail from the 'East Bay,' Oakland, CA. — Cary Fukunaga Bay Copy Share Image
I'll definitely say that, before film school, I didn't have much of a film-history background. I didn't know much about classic cinema. — Cary Fukunaga About Copy Share Image
There are a lot of movies I would want to be a fly on the wall for. I would have loved to… — Cary Fukunaga Anxiety Copy Share Image
In TV, you have no time and sort of just carpet bomb the scene with as many angles as possible as quickly… — Cary Fukunaga Angles Copy Share Image
I used to always make art for girls. That was the thing I did for girls to like me. I did portraits,… — Cary Fukunaga Always Copy Share Image
Obviously, a lot of TV shows are based on chronological episode viewing, and the stories are contingent upon watching it in order.… — Cary Fukunaga Based Copy Share Image
It's an important part of being a member of society to know what's happening in the world and to know where you… — Cary Fukunaga Can do Copy Share Image
The anticipation-speculation that comes with a weekly schedule is a double-edged sword. Because people have more time to talk about things, some… — Cary Fukunaga About Copy Share Image
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