JR
JR
NationalityFrench
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth22 February 1983
CountryFrance
along crew filmmakers great socialize sundance
Filmmakers are always in a bubble; along with our crew or writer, we don't really get to socialize with other filmmakers, so the great thing about Sundance is you can see many other filmmakers doing the same thing you do.
characters
As the director, I try to go in and know as much as I can about the material. I really try to go in and understand what all the characters are about, what the movie's going to look like.
You can't make an action movie without action, and so, you can't make a romance movie without romance.
connect guys knew stories types
These guys at Fox knew that as a filmmaker, I could always tell different types of stories and each can emotionally connect to a universal audience.
aunts mom six watched women
There was a group of six women in my household. My mom, aunts and grandma. I watched them in the kitchen.
hard movies
Sometimes I get into the movies and into the roles; it's hard for me to move on.
families family hundred several
Several hundred years ago, the only thing that slave families had was cooking and their family meals.
best job money responsibility schedule time work
It's my responsibility to make the movie work with the schedule and money we have. It's my job to get the best movie we can do in the time we have.
business deluded
I'm in this business to make films, not get deluded by the system. The system is set up to give you a headache.
I think it's important that a director be able to know his characters inside and out.
men niro robert shoot
I shoot a lot of film - that's one of the things I try to do, and it's one of the things I learned how to do with Robert De Niro on 'Men of Honor.'
bringing family food metaphor realized
I realized that food was actually a metaphor for bringing us all together. It's about us communicating and being like family.
bonds call families food kept loved soul time together
I call it soul food, and I call it compassion food because it kind of bonds loved ones together. It kept families together for a long time.
eating felt food labor love
Food was a labor of love you felt by cooking it and eating it.