To me, discomfort is a gift in the films that I'm making. Derek Cianfrance discomfortfilmgift Change image and share on social
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. Derek Cianfrance actorcharactercollect share on social
There's this thing in Hollywood about the sympathetic character and likability. I've never understood that because the people I love most in my life are not likable all the time. My wife is not always likable. I'm certainly not always likable. My dad is not always likable. We're human beings. Derek Cianfrance beingcharacterdad share on social
Look, pain is there in the world, and there's catharsis through that. I feel like there's... a rapture, if we can get through it, if we can confront things. Derek Cianfrance catharsisconfrontfeel Change image and share on social
The only time I judge an actor on set is if they're not failing; if they get it right all the time, I start to question it. I feel like it's too easy. Derek Cianfrance actoreasyfail Change image and share on social
I shot 'Blue Valentine' on 16mm for the past, and for the present on the Red Camera. I feel that both formats are valid. The stories should dictate the format we shoot on. Filmmakers should have a choice. Derek Cianfrance 16mmbluecamera share on social
From making documentaries all these years, it doesn't feel right to lead someone. In narratives, I'm always trying to shoot as though it's really happening, and I trust my actors are going to make decisions that I'm going to be following. I want to follow them. Derek Cianfrance actordecisiondocumentary share on social
If you make a movie that's close to your heart, it will be close to other people's. Derek Cianfrance closeheartmake Change image and share on social
I was a member of the VHS generation. I used to study movies as a kid because I had a VCR and could record a movie on HBO and just watch it repeatedly. Derek Cianfrance generationhbokid Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, I had two nightmares: one was nuclear war, and the other was that my parents would get a divorce; and when I was twenty, they split up, and I just felt like I needed to confront all those things that scared me as a kid - entering young adulthood and trying to have relationships. Derek Cianfrance adulthoodconfrontdivorce share on social