Antoine Fuqua
Antoine Fuqua
Antoine Fuquais an American film director and film producer. He has directed primarily action films and thrillers variety of subgenres, and is probably best known for his 2001 film Training Day...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth19 January 1966
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
suspense urban birth
You could call it that [urban Western], I guess, you could certainly call it that. A lot of these types of films are, really, if you get down to the core most suspense thrillers in this genre, the Western is sort of the birth of it all.
people guy frustrated
My experience of test screenings is that you don't know what kind of mood people are going to be in, and sometimes the studios accept what Joe Blo says - and this guy could just be a frustrated filmmaker, or not paying attention.
successful reality artist
So it's hard to be an artist and be true to the reality of the world you want to create and also make it entertaining and successful financially.
romance magic cinema
Cinema Paradiso, because it reminds me of why I make movies, the magic of movies, the romance of movies.
pain shooting cameras
Bruce Willis. Pain in my ass, no problem about that. We just didn't get along. We got along off camera, but shooting we just didn't get along.
real dark men
It's a hard line to walk, man. Cause you know you want to make this movie, you want to make it dark and real, you want to show all this stuff but unfortunately you can't always do that.
lying warrior knives
If you see someone lying out knives and forks consistently, but then one day those knives and forks become weapons you're not sure if he does that as a warrior, that's just his thing.
ideas people culture
It's not worth it, it's not about money, especially when you're dealing with a culture. It should be about elevating the idea of what we are and who we are as people in the cinema, and that kind of stuff keeps dragging us back down.
stupid dumb black
It's a dumb question, because I don't look at things as a black director, just as a director, so ask me as a director first and we can segue into the colour thing later.
stars real moving
Sometimes violence in a very real way is much faster and more impactful because it feels real and you're watching it happen and you're watching your star do these things, so it's not like he's doing superhero moves.
shrines bullets violence
I'd seen too many shrines in South Central and thought it was worth asking where the first bullet came from that started all this violence.
forget filmmaker who-you-are
What I learned is, don't forget who you are, because that's what's going to make you a filmmaker.
opportunity film
I like the opportunity to make films.
fun independent son
I only pay to take my son to the movies, because most of the time I only watch European movies, independent movies, or screen them privately. But I like to go to movies with my son because it's still fun; it reminds me of why I make movies.