“Even on my films, I always collaborate with the actors. That's a given. I think you need that. You need the actors to feel as much ownership of the performance and the direction of the story as you do, to get the most out of everyone's potential.” ThinkingNeedsFeelsStoriesFilmActorsGivenPerformancesOwnership Author:Cary Fukunaga
“In snowboarding, you're constantly aware that people are so technically brilliant at what they do, and you feel like, "Ugh, I'll never be able to do that."” PeopleFeelsAbleBrilliantSnowboardingUgh Author:Cary Fukunaga
“It's just nice to be able to communicate and be able to identify with a lot of different cultures. I have no idea what it would be like to be just one thing and speak one language. I feel enormously privileged to travel and be able to mingle and speak to people that, had I only known English, I wouldn't have been able to meet.” PeopleFeelsHas BeensIdeasDifferentWould BeAbleCultureSpeakLanguageKnownNiceOne ThingCommunicateNo IdeaJust OnePrivilegedDifferent Cultures Author:Cary Fukunaga
“A period romance film with elements of horror. That was successful, because I feel like Coppola's DRACULA was one or the other. You know? It was never scary it was never a film he got invested in the romance of the characters. He understood it, but he never got invested. So it as a challenge for me to see if I could do that, I still don't know how audiences will sort of react to that.” IfsKnowsFeelsStillsCharacterFilmRomanceChallengesAudienceKnow HowSuccessfulPeriodsHorrorElementsUnderstoodScaryIf I Could Author:Cary Fukunaga
“Levity, you need levity to feel anything. You need to laugh before you cry. I think films that take themselves too seriously without any levity are missing an important ingredient to the potential emotional impact of their stories.” ThinkingNeedsFeelsImportantStoriesFilmLaughingMissingCryEmotionalImpactIngredientsLevity Author:Cary Fukunaga
