'Dr. Strangelove' was and is one of my favorite movies ever, and I just can't believe they actually blew up the world after that. Gary Ross blowfavoritemovie Change image and share on social
Why is every great children's story about a journey? Maybe that's because we are always on one. Gary Ross childgreatjourney Change image and share on social
I think movies do play a valuable role in turning people on to the act of reading. I think that phenomenon just creates readers. At first they're going to love 'Harry Potter,' or they may love 'The Hunger Games,' but after that, they're going to love the act of reading and wonder, 'What else can I read?' Gary Ross actcreategame share on social
What works about fairy tales is that they endure, and the great thing about fairy tales is that you can explore big, epic things that you can't really explore in other situations. Gary Ross bigendureepic Change image and share on social
'Pleasantville' seems tonally ambitious, but it can handle a wide breadth of tone because it's so fanciful. Gary Ross ambitiousbreadthfanciful Change image and share on social
You can drain the life and nuances and complexity out of things by homogenizing them to make everything harmoniously dull, flat, conflict-free, strife-free. Gary Ross complexityconflictdrain Change image and share on social
People who want to be a star get their teeth capped. People who want to be an actor get to work. Gary Ross actorcappeople Change image and share on social
In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn't want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants to simplify and put up a picket fence. Gary Ross complexfencepicket Change image and share on social
If there's a 13- or 14-year old kid who is yearning for something beyond the social forces in his own world, in his own neighborhood, the library is the only place where he can go to find that. It was exciting and thrilling to me all the time I worked in the library. It's such a force for social good and it can do so much. Gary Ross excitfindforce share on social
If you look at the opening of 'Private Ryan,' you are so in the point of view of those guys and there is a whole world swirling all around them. You are learning that geography as they are learning it. Gary Ross geographyguylearn share on social