Some men don't gel when it comes to work - you have different work ethics, different opinions, different points of views, different methods of filmmaking - and we didn't gel. Antoine Fuqua ethicfilmmakegel Change image and share on social
What I learned is, don't forget who you are, because that's what's going to make you a filmmaker. Antoine Fuqua filmmakerforgetlearn Change image and share on social
It's not worth it, it's not about money, especially when you're dealing with a culture. It should be about elevating the idea of what we are and who we are as people in the cinema, and that kind of stuff keeps dragging us back down. Antoine Fuqua backcinemaculture share on social
People in Hollywood go home to their wives and children who look like they do. If you're in that position, your natural thought pattern is sometimes to think, 'Superman, oh yeah he's white.' You can't get mad at somebody for doing that. It's the world they live in and for some, they only live in that bubble. Antoine Fuqua bubblechildhollywood share on social
But I like to go to movies with my son because it's still fun; it reminds me of why I make movies. Antoine Fuqua funmakemovie Change image and share on social
So it's hard to be an artist and be true to the reality of the world you want to create and also make it entertaining and successful financially. Antoine Fuqua artistcreateentertain Change image and share on social
Every time I look through the lens with Denzel, I'm like a 12-year-old kid. It's hard for me to look at the monitor because the fun is in watching him. Antoine Fuqua denzelfunhard Change image and share on social
If Prince decided that he liked you, or he liked your art or what you brought to the table, it wasn't something that ended. It was a continuation of that thing until he went to the next thing. Antoine Fuqua artbringcontinuation Change image and share on social
Being a kid growing up with Kurosawa films and watching Sergio Leone movies just made me love what it could do to you, and how it could influence you - make you dream. Antoine Fuqua dreamfilmgrow Change image and share on social
My experience of test screenings is that you don't know what kind of mood people are going to be in, and sometimes the studios accept what Joe Blo says - and this guy could just be a frustrated filmmaker, or not paying attention. Antoine Fuqua acceptattentionblo share on social