Boat Quote by J. C. Chandor

That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.

— J. C. Chandor

I grew up in suburban New York City and London, England, where my dad was working.

— J. C. Chandor

When it feels scary to jump, that’s exactly when you jump. Otherwise you end up staying the same place your whole life. And that…

— J. C. Chandor

When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my…

— J. C. Chandor

There is certainly a part of my filmmaking that harkens to a more simpler commercial kind of taste, but then with this theres certainly…

— J. C. Chandor

To have a second movie that you're proud of and that actually turned out the way you wanted, shot by shot, I realize I'm…

— J. C. Chandor

I consider myself somewhat spiritual, but not practicing.

— J. C. Chandor

As a writer, I had learned a lot on 'Margin Call' about embracing the weaknesses of a narrative and of a project. A story…

— J. C. Chandor

Just making a movie the way 'All is Lost' had to be made was a great experience, because it was structured differently than any…

— J. C. Chandor

I had decent but not great grades in high school because I was highly motivated in some subjects, like the arts, drama, English, and…

— J. C. Chandor

I did not grow up a cinefile. No one in my family was in the film business or even anything close to it.

— J. C. Chandor

I don't know how you make decisions in your life, but I weigh lots of things, and it's not always the purest of things…

— J. C. Chandor