When we do a movie with the studios, they wouldn't be asking us to do it, I don't think, if it was a movie they wanted to get into themselves. What you see is what you get with us, so they let us do what we want to do. Joel Coen moviestudiowant share on social
Our mother was a very religious and observant Jew, our father less so. She was kind of driving the religious education, so for us it was more a burden and an obligation when we were kids at that age. Joel Coen ageburdendrive Change image and share on social
I guess everything having to do with your background has some influence on how you tell stories but it's hard to parse how growing up in a Jewish community in Minnesota really affected it. Joel Coen affectbackgroundcommunity Change image and share on social
The point at which we worked with some of these actors, they weren't really stars yet. Nicolas Cage was not a big star when we did Raising Arizona. A lot of these people were also virtually unknown, too, when we worked with them first. Joel Coen actorarizonabig share on social
Maybe our telling of the story wasn't as clear as it should have been, but I don't think that's true. In terms of understanding the story, it comes across. Joel Coen clearstorytell Change image and share on social
We don't have any rules about how we depict violence, or how much violence is in a movie. It's a calibration on a case-by-case basis. Joel Coen basiscalibrationcase Change image and share on social
Barton Fink got written very quickly, in about three weeks. I don't know what that means. Joel Coen bartonfinkmean Change image and share on social
I'd be perfectly happy never to have to answer anything again about how I work with Ethan, or whether we have arguments, or... you know what I mean? I've been answering those questions for 20 years. I suppose it's interesting to people. Joel Coen answerargumentethan share on social
People that have been interested in our work for awhile... those are the last people you want to disappoint. Joel Coen awhiledisappointinterest Change image and share on social
Maybe there should be less of a mystique around making movies. I just don't think that there's any real mystery there. Joel Coen makemoviemystery Change image and share on social