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
We create monsters and then we can't control them. Joel Coen controlcreatemonster Change image and share on social
Usually, I don't want to sit down and listen to the director gas on about his movie. I just can't actually imagine myself sitting down and having that much to say. Joel Coen directorimaginelisten Change image and share on social
We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do. In Blood Simple there's a shot from the bumper of a car and it's going up this road and a huge flock of birds takes off at the perfect moment. Joel Coen abilitybirdblood share on social
When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want to do is satisfy the expectations of your employer. That's a little bit different than when you sit down and write something to satisfy yourself, because then you're the employer. Joel Coen biteemployerexpectation share on social
The question is: Where would it get you if something that's a little bit ambiguous in the movie is made clear? It doesn't get you anywhere. Joel Coen ambiguousbiteclear Change image and share on social
You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level; they're your weird creations in some kind of way. I don't even know how you approach the process of conceiving the characters if in a sense you hated them. It's just absurd. Joel Coen absurdapproachcharacter share on social
I've never really understood that. It's a funny thing; people sometimes accuse us of condescending to our characters somehow-that to me is kind of inexplicable. Joel Coen accusecharactercondescend 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 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
