Gary Ross
Gary Ross
Gary Ross is an American film director, writer, and author. He directed the film The Hunger Games, as well as Pleasantville and the Best Picture nominated Seabiscuit...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth3 November 1956
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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I've often made the comment that I don't know why everybody goes in it, because it's just an endurance test and the fun goes out of it. It's a long spiel, and I think people have changed. Years ago it was a drinking spiel, and it's not a drinking spiel anymore.
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Things like this, we take seriously and we deal with.
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There's something so wonderful about writing in rhyme where it isn't just the meaning of the words, it's the music to the words and the shape and the sound.
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There's nothing I'd rather do than sort of, you know, sit at my computer and rhyme.
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I wasn't going to make a slick, glossy over-produced piece of entertainment because then I would be doing what the Capitol did. Then I'm actually putting on the Hunger Games and not making a movie of the 'Hunger Games.'
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I think movies do play a valuable role in turning people on to the act of reading. I think that phenomenon just creates readers. At first they're going to love 'Harry Potter,' or they may love 'The Hunger Games,' but after that, they're going to love the act of reading and wonder, 'What else can I read?'
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I thought it would be interesting to hear a conversation between filmmakers instead of just a filmmaker gassing on about his own movie. Steven is so literate about this stuff and a great film journalist in his own right and a good friend, so it worked out. He also loved the movie and volunteered to do it.
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From a supply and demand point of view, they can't materially affect the balances.
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Obviously I love 'The Godfather' movies. I think they're phenomenal.
My '50s were different than other people's '50s. The myth didn't permeate our world, 'Donna Reed' and all that. I longed for that, I wanted to be like other normal families on TV.
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My guess is that OPEC will get a deal by the end of the week, but their lack of clarity has led to this thing taking longer than it should have.
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There is plenty of crude but this will stoke fears of a supply crunch. There is no doubt prices will go higher.
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There is plenty of crude, but this will stoke fears of a supply crunch. There is no doubt prices will go higher.
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Family entertainment is really very necessary in our culture. Look how profitable they are. It's almost not discretionary. You need to take your family to the movies.