Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofskyis an American film director, screenwriter, film producer and environmentalist. He has received acclaim for his often surreal, disturbing films and has been noted for frequent collaborations with cinematographer Matthew Libatique, film editor Andrew Weisblum and composer Clint Mansell. His films have generated controversy and are known for their often violent, bleak subject matter. "The themes in the six Aronofsky’s films from 1998 to 2014 include the search for perfection, the search for happiness, longing for love, intoxication with...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth12 February 1969
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I think it's my nature to try and make original content, and that's what I've done, is just try and approach things in an original way, and do things differently.
Animators have to live life 24 times as long as we do - every 24 frames of a second.
I'm not a comic book guy at all.
But steady-cams are very different than hand-helds, because hand-held gives you that verite feel.
Now there is so much expertise and brainpower it's hard to be at the cutting edge of what's cool and not do something that's totally geeky.
I only want to work with actors that really get it and make it work. I didn't want it to be a star-driven thing anymore.
My god is narrative filmmaking.
It's not that much of a difference. Basically, your job is the same as a film director. It's a triangle between creativity, money, and time. But they don't really change. You're ultimately trying to get the most creativity and time with the money that you have.
I've spent a life loving women and studying them as much as I can, or am allowed to.
It would be nice to make a movie that other people want to make, because every one of these movies, I basically have to find the only company in the world that's willing to make it, and it's always a big challenge. I end up spending a tremendous amount of energy and time trying to get money to make these movies and it's exhausting.
You hear stories about directors using manipulation to get actors to do certain things, but I think when you're working with professional actors, it's all about trust. They can do anything you want, it's just a matter of them understanding what you're looking for, and the reason why.
To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride.
Turning 30 was when my parents both got cancer and were fighting it and beat it, but their mortality started to get to me. Everything wasn't as hunky-dory like it was.
I'm Godless. And so I've had to make my God, and my God is narrative filmmaking, which is -- ultimately what my God becomes, which is what my mantra becomes, is the theme.