It's a funny thing because you look at the careers of other filmmakers, and you see them sort of slow down, and you realize, maybe this becomes harder to do as you get older. That's sort of a cautionary thing. I hope it doesn't happen to me. Joel Coen careercautionaryfilmmaker 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
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
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
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
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'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
The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true story. Joel Coen architecturebitestory Change image and share on social
I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system somehow. I think he kind of had it all figured out. Joel Coen admirebeatfact 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
