And when you see it the first time you put the film together, the roughest cut, is when you want to go home and open up your veins and get in a warm tub and just go away. And then it gradually, maybe, works its way back, somewhere toward that spot you were at before. Joel Coen backcutfilm share on social
These things are hard to pin down. We work on a script a bit, then work on a different one. Joel Coen bitehardpin Change image and share on social
I think when you watch the dailies, the film that you shoot every day, you're very excited by it and very optimistic about how it's going to work. Joel Coen dailydayexcite Change image and share on social
If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it. Joel Coen challengeforcehandle Change image and share on social
The characters are the result of two things-first, we elaborate them into fairly well-defined people through their dialogue, then they happen all over again, when the actor interprets them. Joel Coen actorcharacterdefine Change image and share on social
I guess it beats throwing trash for a living. Joel Coen beatguesslive Change image and share on social
It's almost like a genre rule: Don't Open The Box. Joel Coen boxgenreopen Change image and share on social
You're doing it to make the character as specific as possible, so that it's a specific individual that you're talking about, not that whole class of people. Joel Coen characterclassindividual Change image and share on social
I guess there's a certain amount of poking fun at certain characters, but that's because there is something amusing about them or about the way they behave, so I guess you can say that that's poking fun at the character. But the character is your own invention, so who cares? Joel Coen amountamusebehave share on social