I came to filmmaking because it's my passion. I decided I can't have it distorted or marred by someone else deciding what it should be. Shane Carruth decidedistortfilmmake Change image and share on social
'Upstream Color' in particular, it's got to infect culture at some level in order to have a life of its own. Then it'll be judged, and it'll either live or it won't by its own merit, and history will decide whether it's relevant however long into the future. I think that's more than enough to hope for. Shane Carruth colorculturedecide share on social
My job as an author - at least the way I think of it - is to make a story that is coded and puzzling enough to entice conversation and interpretation, but also to do the opposite: to make some things clear so that it is meaningful in some way, not just a random assemblage of ideas. Shane Carruth assemblageauthorclear share on social
My favorite films are the ones that I walk away from and I know I saw a story. Shane Carruth favoritefilmstory Change image and share on social
I don't typically have a social life, I don't have a family, and I will stay up all night, every night, for days on end, to solve something that I think is solvable. And it's very frustrating sometimes, because I know that I'm like that, and it's not always a positive result. Shane Carruth dayendfamily share on social
I don't want to be thought of as somebody who's spiritually ambiguous, but the reality is there's unknown things happening. I'm not ready to point at what they are or what the reason is, but I know they exist. Shane Carruth ambiguousexisthappen share on social
I had a really generic upbringing, I think, when it comes to viewing movies as a kid. I didn't really know what was out there or what was being tried. I was, like, 'E.T.' and 'Indiana Jones.' Those were the only things I knew existed. Shane Carruth existgenericindiana share on social
I'm interested in making something that moves quickly, that hopefully is compelling minute-by-minute but really packed densely with exploration. I'm very interested in how re-visitable we can make films. If we can get them closer to a music album, then it's not such an arduous process to revisit, and exploration can be a bit more cryptic. Shane Carruth albumarduousbite share on social
I will be making films, and I'm going to keep working, no matter what I have to do. And I don't plan to ever ask for permission from anybody. Shane Carruth filmmakematter Change image and share on social
I'm only interested in science fiction that's used as a literary device, a shortcut into something more exploratory or universal about our experience. That's why I think it was invented and why mythology was invented; it's a tool, not an end to itself. Shane Carruth deviceendexperience share on social