With 'Sin Nombre,' there are parts that I wish were longer. And with 'Jane Eyre' especially, there were parts that I had… — Cary Fukunaga Been Copy Share Image
It's easy to make something avant garde. To do something in the traditional way is much more brave in the sense that… — Cary Fukunaga Avant garde Copy Share Image
Going from having an Atari to a laptop changed everything. It allows me to work anywhere I want and send my work… — Cary Fukunaga Anywhere Copy Share Image
'Sin Nombre' was almost like the adolescent version of 'Jane Eyre.' 'Jane Eyre' sort of picks up where 'Sin Nombre' ends. It's… — Cary Fukunaga About Copy Share Image
On 'Sin Nombre,' Adriano Goldman and I improvised a lot of things on-site. We were working with untrained actors, and you can't… — Cary Fukunaga Actor Copy Share Image
The theoretical casting part of movies is the funnest part. You really can imagine so many different versions of a story based… — Cary Fukunaga Based Copy Share Image
I don't storyboard, and I don't really shot list. I let the shots be determined by how the actors and I figure… — Cary Fukunaga Actor Copy Share Image
One of my problems with a lot of things I watch is that everybody's too pretty, and it takes me out of… — Cary Fukunaga Angeles Copy Share Image
Collaborations aren't easy, but you definitely get something highly different than had you done it on your own. That's part of the… — Cary Fukunaga Collaborations Copy Share Image
They're always surprised with what I want to do and don't want to do. I think they're surprised I don't want to… — Cary Fukunaga Big movie Copy Share Image
I think any character has to be well-rounded, whether they are male or female - they have to be complex and make… — Cary Fukunaga Agree Copy Share Image
In a city like New York, especially for young professionals who aren't in a family situation, most people don't cook for themselves.… — Cary Fukunaga Cities Copy Share Image
You need the actors to feel as much ownership of the performance and the direction of the story as you do to… — Cary Fukunaga Actor Copy Share Image
Literally, I don't have a television. So I don't really know what's happening pop-culturally. I read the 'New York Times.' And there's… — Cary Fukunaga Blog Copy Share Image
I eventually want to do writing on all the films, but not necessarily to be the writer. Writing is a painful, painful… — Cary Fukunaga Cinema Copy Share Image
I try not to read too much because what ends up happening is that you ignore the nice reviews and you just… — Cary Fukunaga Bad reviews Copy Share Image
Living in New York, I get excited by the idea of working in a different medium. And it's pretty frightening because whatever… — Cary Fukunaga Different Copy Share Image
I don't really see a huge divide between filmmaking and television. In the end, a lot of people are going to be… — Cary Fukunaga Cinema Copy Share Image
In snowboarding, you're constantly aware that people are so technically brilliant at what they do, and you feel like, "Ugh, I'll never… — Cary Fukunaga Able Copy Share Image
I binge write, basically. I do a lot of prep, research, setup. I'll have a pretty detailed outline. Sort of like a… — Cary Fukunaga Add Copy Share Image
I'm pretty hard to impress, and I'm pretty exacting, in terms of what I want from my props department and art department.… — Cary Fukunaga Art Copy Share Image
One of the great things about working with Focus is that you're never forced, especially with a film with low budget. The… — Cary Fukunaga Budgets Copy Share Image
The problem with being a writer/director: unless you're really disciplined, you start adding projects, and you have to make time to make… — Cary Fukunaga Adding Copy Share Image
My dad is from Japanese descent, my mom is from Swedish descent and, through marriages and divorces, a pretty multicultural family -… — Cary Fukunaga Dad Copy Share Image
Some directors don't get involved in the cinematography and are just about story, but I'm definitely more tactile than that in terms… — Cary Fukunaga About Copy Share Image
I'm better suited to be a director, I think. I see myself as the general author. I hate the word 'auteur,' because… — Cary Fukunaga Anything Copy Share Image
Getting back in the directors chair - there's a sense of like doing something every year. It's not like riding a bike,… — Cary Fukunaga Always learning Copy Share Image
Even on my films, I always collaborate with the actors. That's a given. I think you need that. You need the actors… — Cary Fukunaga Actors Copy Share Image
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… — Cary Fukunaga About Copy Share Image
I wrote my first script, which was 50 pages, at age 15. It was about two brothers in love with the same… — Cary Fukunaga About Copy Share Image
The authenticity aspect is pretty important to me. When we have to compromise and do something that's not authentic, it really rubs… — Cary Fukunaga Aspect Copy Share Image
