“Directing has completely changed the way I write and watch films.” WayWritingFilmWatchesChanged Author:Christopher McQuarrie
“To me, the ultimate crime in an adaptation is the crime of reverence. A novel is one form of media, a screenplay is another, and a movie is yet another. There's even reverence to a screenplay.” FormNovelMediaCrimeUltimateReverenceAdaptationScreenplays Author:Christopher McQuarrie
“Directing my own writing, I see that I talk way too much, and everything can happen much sooner, with much less said about it.” WayWritingSaidHappensMy OwnToo Much Author:Christopher McQuarrie
“While I was a voracious movie-goer as a boy, I never put writing and films together in my mind.” WritingMindTogetherFilmBoys Author:Christopher McQuarrie
“I love films like Deliverance where you can watch it over and over again and decode all of its many different meanings.” DifferentFilmWatchesDeliveranceLove FilmsDifferent Meanings Author:Christopher McQuarrie
“I would say I don't like people who are really into themselves or are very materialistic. Just always talking themselves up. Not being real is the pet peeve. Be true to yourself.” PeopleRealTalkingBeing TruePetBeing RealBe True To YourselfTrue To YourselfMaterialisticPeevesPet Peeve Author:Austin Stowell
“People think of the military as being about guns and fighting wars, but it's really about service to country and community.” PeopleThinkingWarCountryFightingCommunityMilitaryGun Author:Austin Stowell