Top 99 Quotes by Duncan Jones

About Duncan Jones

These are some quotes by English author Duncan Jones Director, who was born on May 30, 1971.

The beauty of science fiction is that it takes the audience's guard down; they're much more willing to open themselves up and allow themselves to be questioned and have their values questioned when they don't think we're talking about their world or them and what they're used to.

Duncan Jones

I think everything you do, whether it's low budget things when you're first starting out or full feature films or when you're working with Hollywood, you're always learning, all the time.

I think everything you do, whether it's low budget things when you're first starting out or full feature films or when you're working with Hollywood, you're always learning, all the time.

Duncan Jones

I love J. G. Ballard. I love authors who take the world as we know it and just tweak one thing and say, 'What if the world were like this?'

I love J. G. Ballard. I love authors who take the world as we know it and just tweak one thing and say, 'What if the world were like this?'

Duncan Jones

I'm a natural puzzle solver.

I'm a natural puzzle solver.

Duncan Jones

I was a 'Warcraft' player myself, and when I pitched my take on the film, they said right away, 'That is a player. That is the game.' So I've had their support from the very beginning.

I was a 'Warcraft' player myself, and when I pitched my take on the film, they said right away, 'That is a player. That is the game.' So I've had their support from the very beginning.

Duncan Jones

I thought 'The Social Network' was fantastic.

I thought 'The Social Network' was fantastic.

Duncan Jones

My job is really to... everyone is reading the script, and my job is to make sure we all interpret it in as much the same way as possible. And then I give them the freedom to sort of - to get their performance across and then make suggestions where things are not working and accentuate and push things where they really are working.

Duncan Jones

I've certainly never used my father's name as a way of getting a meeting. And fortunately, I've never needed to.

I've certainly never used my father's name as a way of getting a meeting. And fortunately, I've never needed to.

Duncan Jones

I was angry and frustrated when I was younger and didn't know my place in the world.

I was angry and frustrated when I was younger and didn't know my place in the world.

Duncan Jones

I think, visually, 'Moon' probably owes more to the first half of 'Alien' and 'Outland' than it does to '2001.' The character of Gerty is obviously a straight rip-and-riff on HAL.

I think, visually, 'Moon' probably owes more to the first half of 'Alien' and 'Outland' than it does to '2001.' The character of Gerty is obviously a straight rip-and-riff on HAL.

Duncan Jones

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