I did not grow up a cinefile. No one in my family was in the film business or even anything close to it. J. C. Chandor businesscinefileclose Change image and share on social
As a writer, I had learned a lot on 'Margin Call' about embracing the weaknesses of a narrative and of a project. A story always has an inherent narrative weakness. J. C. Chandor callembraceinherent Change image and share on social
I don't know how you make decisions in your life, but I weigh lots of things, and it's not always the purest of things for why I take a job or do this. I always try to think of the many different factors in my life, and not one is pure greed. One is pure quality of life. J. C. Chandor decisionfactorgreed share on social
We print money. The people that print the money is actually us. The government of the United States of America. By its very nature, we control that, and this system is there as representation of us. J. C. Chandor americacontrolgovernment Change image and share on social
I wrote 'All is Lost' while editing 'Margin Call'. I did that long before I knew if I was ever going to get to make another movie. J. C. Chandor calleditknow Change image and share on social
I had decent but not great grades in high school because I was highly motivated in some subjects, like the arts, drama, English, and history, but in math and science I was a screw-up. Wooster saw something in me, and I really flourished there. I got into theatre, took photography and painting classes. J. C. Chandor artclassdecent share on social
I consider myself somewhat spiritual, but not practicing. J. C. Chandor practicespiritual Change image and share on social