I had written 'Two Lovers' before we started shooting 'We Own the Night.' James Gray lovernightshoot Change image and share on social
The films I grew up loving, and the art that I love, is not generally the kind of postmodern ironic winking stuff. What lasts is the stuff in which the artists are totally in league with the subject. James Gray artartistfilm Change image and share on social
The sad truth for American actors is that they really have no control whatsoever over the material that they get, or can do, particularly actresses. And if you're over 40 and you're an actress, forget it. James Gray actoractressamerican share on social
I think I'm a very American director, but I probably should have been making movies somewhere around 1976. I never left the mainstream of American movies; the American mainstream left me. James Gray americandirectorleave Change image and share on social
I feel that The American Dream is this fallacy that you come to the United States and win lotto. That's a disservice to The American Dream because the American Dream is worth striving for. And it's not easy. James Gray americandisservicedream share on social
I live up Laurel Canyon, and if I want to walk with my son, I have to drive to the park, which is so insane to me. James Gray canyondriveinsane Change image and share on social
It's much easier to make a movie with kind of stylistic pyrotechnics because you can hide behind that if there's a gap in the story. James Gray easygaphide Change image and share on social
What a director really does is set the emotional temperature and the mood and the level, amount, or lack of, distance between the action and the character, and the character and the audience. James Gray actionamountaudience Change image and share on social
It's difficult because Manhattan is so fantastic, and it's 9 miles away, and all these cool rich people live there and have great lives, and you live in a semi-attached row house in Queens. James Gray attachcooldifficult Change image and share on social
Film is better than digital in every way. It has better contrast ratio, better blacks, and better color reproduction. It's a more organic image, which is more the way your eyes see. James Gray blackcolorcontrast Change image and share on social
