The word 'operatic' is often misused to mean over the top, where someone is over-emoting. And that does a terrible disservice because 'operatic' to me means a commitment and a belief to the emotion of the moment that is sincere. James Gray beliefcommitmentdisservice share on social
The corporate system dictates what gets made, and the movies are so bad because of the economic structure of Hollywood. The big business takeover of Hollywood is at fault rather than American storytellers - it's what keeps textured movies from getting made. James Gray americanbadbig share on social
I know this sounds phony, but I don't start out on a project going, 'I'm going to make an emotional work,' you know what I mean? You try to tell the story directly and honestly and with passion. James Gray directlyemotionalhonestly Change image and share on social
If everybody loves you, you must be doing something wrong. It means there's no button being pushed... The only way that everybody loves you is toward the end of your career. James Gray buttoncareerend Change image and share on social
I would love it if my films made a lot of money, and may I say that 'The Yards' is the only one that's lost money. James Gray filmloselot Change image and share on social
I was going to Studio 54 when I was 12 years old. It's true. It's crazy. James Gray crazystudiotrue Change image and share on social
The key to humor is often self-loathing or sarcasm. In a sense, that's how self-loathing is made palatable. James Gray humorkeylothe Change image and share on social
I have no athletic skills whatsoever. I'm just literally incompetent. James Gray athleticincompetentliterally Change image and share on social
If everybody lives in the same way, there's something almost narcotizing about it, but the true misery of economic class difference is knowing that you can't have what somebody else does. James Gray classdifferenceeconomic Change image and share on social
The first movie, I was 23; I thought I knew everything, but my ego soon took an irrevocable blow. James Gray blowegoirrevocable Change image and share on social