Film is a collaborative process, absolutely, but I am a control freak. Shane Carruth absolutelycollaborativecontrol Change image and share on social
Any film that exists that is thorough, you can't give it to an audience of one and have that be effective communication. Communication involves an audience of many that have a conversation, put it through the ringer, filter it and then a sense of it coalesces. Shane Carruth audiencecoalescecommunication share on social
I feel like math and writing are the same thing. You're putting together a lot of complex things to satisfy different requirements. It's got to be aesthetically pleasing; it's got to have subtext; it's got to convey information. Shane Carruth aestheticallycomplexconvey share on social
It's interesting because I don't ever want to ask a better question than I can answer, if that makes sense. I find that frustrating as a viewer. Compelling questions, while not easy, are easier than compelling answers. Shane Carruth answercompeleasy share on social
I've heard stories about movies that are really maybe difficult and really dramatic and good, but they are being sold as romantic comedies. All it's going to do is just... that's hurting the work, because that just makes it impossible for anyone to see it correctly. Shane Carruth comedycorrectlydifficult share on social
The only thing I can ever do is make a film that I can respond to. I could not make a romantic comedy for college girls. I wouldn't know how that works. Shane Carruth collegecomedyfilm Change image and share on social
Probably the TV show I've watched the most is 'How It's Made' on the History Channel. I could watch 24 hours of 'How It's Made' and never get bored. Shane Carruth borechannelhave Change image and share on social
Many of my favorite films, if someone were to tell me simply what they're about, I probably wouldn't be that interested. Plot often has so little to do with what's at the heart of a film. Shane Carruth favoritefilmheart Change image and share on social
Filmmaking is a thousand choices a day, and it's important to just let those choices potentially be informed by something deeper. Shane Carruth choicedaydeep Change image and share on social
I never set out to make a movie that was everything to everybody; if that were the case, we could all just take a picture of a tree and agree that the tree is beautiful and move on with our lives. I wouldn't even need to show up. Shane Carruth agreebeautifulcase share on social