“I need to take toward a lot of things that will refine me and make me better suited for leading anyone out of any place of injustice to a place of justice.” NeedsJusticeInjustice Author:Nate Parker
“I feel like I never get to play any version of myself or get to be a normal person.” FeelsPersonsPlayNormalVersions Author:Clea DuVall
“I don't know about "dream role." I do so many dramatic roles or period films or [play] traumatized people or stressed-out people or very intense things, high stakes happening all the time.” PeopleKnowsPlayDreamFilmRolesPeriodsHappeningsIntenseDramaticStakesStressedStressed Out Author:Clea DuVall
“I think violence in movies, for it to work, you have to use it smartly. People get numb very fast. If you have too much violence in the beginning, it gets to a point where you don't feel it.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsUseToo MuchViolenceNumbViolence In Movies Author:Fede Alvarez
“I really don't like to go for the stereotypes. I try to give you characters that you don't know until you get to know them, and [decide] how you should feel about them.” KnowsGivingFeelsShouldTryingCharacterStereotype Author:Fede Alvarez
“I don't want to spoon-feed the audience, like, "This is the funny guy, this is one you hate, this is the one you like." A lot of movies do that. They don't really give you a choice. They show you the jock, and he's an idiot, and everybody has to hate him. You have no choice.” WantGivingShowsGuyHateChoicesAudienceIdiotSpoonsJocksHate HimFunny Guy Author:Fede Alvarez
“I think the more honest you are with the storytelling, the better it works.” ThinkingHonestStorytelling Author:Fede Alvarez
“You don't see a wonderful shot in a comedy. Why? Because they don't want to distract you from what matters, which is the joke. It has to be funny, so usually all the things in the background don't matter.” WantMatterComedyWonderfulJokesShotsBackgroundsWhat Matters Author:Fede Alvarez
“Comedy is all about the joke. Comedies usually don't do anything fancy with the camera [or] the lighting. It doesn't matter. It should never be fancy.” ShouldMatterComedyJokesCamerasFancyLighting Author:Fede Alvarez