I grew up in a semi-attached row house in Queens in New York. And my family and my grandparents and my father's from Brooklyn, and so you're essentially an outer boroughs kid, you're growing up. James Gray attachboroughbrooklyn Change image and share on social
The system is not really particularly amenable to filmmakers who write and direct their own work. It's much more about the studio already having a property that has a marketable concept and then hiring the director on board. James Gray amenableboardconcept share on social
I suppose I'm always trying to break down the wall between my characters and myself. I'm trying to make the film as expressive and personal as I can, even if I can't explain, for example, how important it is for me to be Jewish. James Gray breakcharacterexplain 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
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
I remember as a little kid, I would always feel comfortable if the light in the crack of my parents' door was on at night. When it went off, that meant they were asleep. Then that terror and the fear of being by myself started to creep in. James Gray asleepcomfortablecrack share on social
What I do have to get across is the truth of the moment within the given scene. It's my job, as a director and screenwriter, to create the environment in which all those moments will come together eventually. James Gray createdirectorenvironment share on social
My grandparents, they came through Ellis Island in 1923, and you know, I'd heard all the stories. James Gray elligrandparenthear Change image and share on social
All I can say is sometimes home gets burned into your occipital lobe, and it can't leave you, and there's always that longing. James Gray burnhomeleave Change image and share on social
It's hard to run away from who you are, and when your taste is formed is a very important thing. James Gray formhardimportant Change image and share on social
