"Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come……" — Ethan Coen
"Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come together at different points for fortuitous reasons. You do them as you get the opportunity, as opposed to doing them when you choose to or design to."
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12 Quotes by Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen has 12 quotes on this site.
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We tend to do period stuff because it helps make it one step removed from boring everyday reality.
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There aren't reasons why you like this song or this piece of music, or don't like it. It's just, it's…
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I was always interested in movies the way everyone is interested. That is, I liked to go to the movies
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The mountain music... is compelling music in its own right, harking back to a time when music was a part…
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Critics are usually kinder to cheaper movies than to those they perceive to be big Hollywood releases. They cut you…
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When the movie's done, you talk about either the score or source music over a particular scene, what might work.…
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Like any kind of writing, there are good days and frustrating days. But even frustrating days can be rewarding sometimes.
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I have never had feeling in my toes. My uncle, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, once told me in confidence he had…
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I mean, Joel talks to the actors more than I do and I probably do production stuff a little more…
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We haven't had to defend anything to anybody.
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We wouldn't have done it if we didn't think we could have fun with it.
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The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
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