James Gray
James Gray
beauty continue craft work
I think storytelling is a thing of beauty, and also very difficult. It's a craft you have to continue to work at.
carried genetic goddess jewish passed positive three type
My wife and I had been to the genetic counselor; my wife is not Jewish - she's the shiksha goddess type - and was negative for everything. But I was positive. I carried the gene for three genetic disorders, which, if she had been positive for, we would have passed down to the child.
feeling guess obsession social stems thinks wife
My wife thinks I have an obsession with social class. So I guess I have an obsession with social class. It probably stems from feeling like an outcast.
characters expressive suppose trying wall
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.
afraid case people pictures serving
People are afraid of you guys, ... They're afraid of having their pictures taken. They're afraid of being interviewed. And they're afraid of serving on a big case like this with a lot of attention.
written
I had written 'Two Lovers' before we started shooting 'We Own the Night.'
disservice dream fallacy states striving united win worth
I feel that The American Dream is this fallacy that you come to the United States and win lotto. That's a disservice to The American Dream because the American Dream is worth striving for. And it's not easy.
shame
I feel like it's a real shame that my generation doesn't make an appearance at the opera.
disabled gained people province
We've gained something for disabled people in the province that they've never had before. Now they have rights.
himself sees
He sees himself as a real hero, a star,
formal limits though understanding uses
His work, though formal and precise, displays an exceptional understanding of the limits and uses of formalism and precision.
body conscious elbows head james pickup shoulders time truck using
James Byrd at the time he was chained at the back of the pickup truck was alive, ... Not only was he alive, he was conscious at the time, and he was using his elbows and his body in any way he could to keep his head and shoulders away from the pavement.
director distance lack mood
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.
happen watching
Wait, this could really happen to me. There's no one watching out for us.