What a director really does is set the emotional temperature and the mood and the level, amount, or lack of, distance between the action and the character, and the character and the audience.
From James Gray
I went to see 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' and J.J. Abrams, who's a friend of mine, made this film, and I went to see it at the premiere. Believe it or not, I was really blown away by the comic timing of it.
The idea that the family is this locus of support but can also hold you back and keep you down makes for good drama.
There's never really been a tradition of making films about Jewish themes or using Judaism as a constant.
I suppose I'm always trying to break down the wall between my characters and myself. I'm trying to make the film as expressive and personal as I can, even if I can't explain, for example, how important it is for me to be Jewish.
The closer you can get to being personal, the better the work is, or the more interesting the work is.
My grandparents, they came through Ellis Island in 1923, and you know, I'd heard all the stories.
The conventional wisdom is that people come to the United States, and immigration is so great, and they say, 'America, what a great country.' And a lot of that is true.
It's hard to run away from who you are, and when your taste is formed is a very important thing.
I'm telling you, every film I've ever made has been hated by the U.K. critics.
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