“Making a film is like making a mixtape. You're collecting all this stuff and putting your favorite stuff into it: you have actors that you like, characters that you're interested in, moments you want to explore, themes you want to deal with, music that you want to put in. It's a pastiche of all these things that deal with how you see the world. You're just trying to make a love letter, a gift.” WorldWantTryingMomentsCharacterFilmActorsStuffDealsLettersThemeCollectingYour FavoriteLove LetterMixtapesPastiche Author:Derek Cianfrance
“There's one rule that I have on my movies, which is that anything that you want to do, you can do. But! There's a flip side to that, which is that anything I want you to do, give it a try also.” WantGivingTryingSidesCan DoI Want YouFlip Author:Derek Cianfrance
“You can never maintain just pure happiness. In my life, I want full emotion. I want equal parts happiness and sadness.” WantEmotionSadnessPureEqualHappiness And SadnessPure Happiness Author:Derek Cianfrance
